Production Management and Material Requirements Planning

In today’s fast-evolving business environment, effective production and operations management is essential for organizations to remain competitive and deliver superior value to customers. At IIPD Global, we provide professionals in Abu Dhabi with practical, actionable insights into optimizing operations, managing resources efficiently, and aligning production strategies with overarching business goals.

This program emphasizes strategic decision-making in operations, equipping participants with the skills to plan, monitor, and control production processes while responding to dynamic market demands. Special focus is given to probabilistic time estimates, enabling accurate forecasting and realistic project scheduling even in uncertain scenarios—critical for successful resource allocation and project execution.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define Planning and distinguish its various types and levels in organizational operations.
• Understand the link between operational planning and budgeting.
• Apply integral quality management concepts and benchmarking techniques for operational improvement.
• Implement strategic capacity management to optimize production output.
• Execute Sales and Operations Aggregate Planning effectively.
• Utilize Material Requirements Planning (MRP) for streamlined inventory and production control.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for managers, supervisors, and team leaders working across operations, production, and supply chain functions in Abu Dhabi. It is specifically tailored for professionals aiming to improve planning techniques, optimize workflows, and use operational metrics to drive performance.

Course Outline

Strong production and operations management helps organizations deliver quality products on time, control costs, and use resources efficiently. This course provides a practical understanding of how production systems work and how managers can plan, monitor, and improve daily operations.

The focus is on real-world application, helping participants make better decisions in planning, capacity management, scheduling, and inventory control—especially in uncertain and changing business environments.

Module 1 – Importance of Strategic Planning

• Operations Strategy: definitions and practical applications
• Levels of organizational strategy and alignment with operations
• Manufacturing strategy investments and trade-offs
• Concepts: economies of scale, scope, differentiation, standardization, and postponement

Module 2 – Production Strategies and Configurations

• Product classification and life cycle impact on production
• Manufacturing operations strategies: Push vs Pull systems
• Key methods: MRP, JIT, and Kanban
• Decision-making for production strategies and decoupling points

Module 3 – Process Strategies and Configurations

• Overview of production systems: continuous, discrete, intermittent, repetitive
• Product-Process Matrix (PPM) for aligning products with process types
• Factory layout principles and process optimization

Module 4 – Strategic Capacity Planning

• Importance and determinants of capacity planning decisions
• Trade-offs between in-house production vs outsourcing
• Vertical and horizontal integration strategies
• Identifying bottlenecks and required investments

Module 5 – Production Planning and Control

• Assembly line balancing techniques and equations
• Job shop scheduling for single and multiple stations
• Ranking tasks using positional weight heuristics for optimal workflow

Module 6 – Production Planning Methods and Techniques

• Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) modeling for cost minimization
• MRPII and ERP integration for end-to-end planning
• Bills of Material (BOM), Super BOM, and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)

Why This Course Matters in Abu Dhabi

In a region where operational efficiency, agility, and precision define business success, this course equips professionals with the tools to make data-driven decisions, enhance process efficiency, and reduce operational costs. Participants learn to align operations with corporate objectives, implement modern planning tools, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, ultimately contributing to long-term business growth.

Methodology

The course combines interactive lectures, case studies, hands-on exercises, and real-world simulations. Participants will analyze production systems, apply Lean and MRP techniques, and develop practical strategies for capacity planning, resource optimization, and operational control. By integrating theory with applied exercises, attendees gain actionable insights that can be immediately implemented in their organizations, ensuring measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and overall operational performance.