Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 20 Lessons
- 1 Day
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- Fundamentals of Capacity Planning4
- 1.1Concepts: Rated vs Effective Capacity, Bottlenecks, Resource Availability
- 1.2Key Terms: RCCP, Machine Uptime, Headcount Flexibility, Outsourcing Thresholds
- 1.3Situational Insight: Paint manufacturer exceeded planned output by shift restructuring
- 1.4Exercise: Map rated vs actual capacity across 2 resources (labor/machine)
- Scenario Building for Capacity Planning4
- Managing Constraints Strategically4
- 3.1Concepts: Theory of Constraints (TOC), Drum-Buffer-Rope, Decoupling Point
- 3.2Key Terms: Constraint Resource, WIP Buffering, Lean Bottleneck Elimination
- 3.3Real-life Insight: Automotive firm ran critical resource 24×7 post TOC analysis
- 3.4Exercise: Participants identify key constraint and propose 3 mitigation levers
- Capacity vs Inventory vs Service – Trade-off Planning4
- 4.1Concepts: Demand Volatility, Campaign Planning, Response Strategies
- 4.2Key Terms: Capacity Reservation, Split Loads, Sub-contracting
- 4.3Case Study: Pharma firm used inventory pre-build strategy to bypass lead-time issues
- 4.4Exercise: Build a trade-off decision matrix across capacity, cost, and service
- KPI, Governance & Planning Calendar4
Tools: Capacity Planning Dashboard – visualizing load vs capacity
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