Course plan

Day 1

• Sales forecasts;
• Forecasts and their role in the organization;
• The classification of forecasts according to time;
• The principles governing the development of forecasts;
• Quantitative forecasting techniques;
• Performance measures in manufacturing management;
• The traditional and current  approach to calculating profitability;
• Simulation of a VAP approach in business, Part 1.

Day 2

• VAP concepts;
• VAP tools:
  •  Reorganization of line flow or work unit;
  • Pull flow or push flow;
  • Constraint management;
  • 5S methodology;
  • Process mapping;
  • Ergonomics;
  • Mistake-proofing;
  • Simulation of a VAP approach in business, Part 2.

Day 3

• Inventory control and management;
• Stock cards;
• Kanban;
• Simulation of a VAP approach in business, Part 3;
• Planning sequence;
• Capacity balancing strategies in the VAP context;
• Planning levels;
• Material nomenclature table;
• VAP implementation approach;
• VAP implementation strategy.

Objectives

• To develop the skills to recognize various sources of non-added value in a manufacturing context;
• To count the VAP elements in your business that will enable the implementation of a continuous improvement process by promoting teamwork and accountability for everyone.

Content

This course is given in the form of a simulation.

Duration

3 days.

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