Foundations of Operational Planning

1. Introduction to Operational Planning

• Role of operational planning in the organization
  
  
• Planning horizons: strategic, tactical, operational
  
  
• Planning inputs, outputs, and constraints
  
  

2. Demand Planning Basics

• Understanding demand patterns and variability
  
  
• Forecasting fundamentals for operational planning
  
  
• Managing forecast error and uncertainty
  
  
• Linking demand plans to operations
  
  

3. Capacity & Resource Planning

• Capacity types: design, effective, and available
  
  
• Bottleneck identification and constraint management
  
  
• Labor, machine, and material planning
  
  
• Load vs capacity balancing
  
  

4. Scheduling & Execution Control

• Production and work scheduling basics
  
  
• Sequencing rules and priorities
  
  
• Dispatching and shop-floor control
  
  

Managing change, disruptions, and exceptions