Capacity Planning
Master capacity planning with our comprehensive course. Learn to optimize resource allocation, balance workload, and make informed decisions
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Skills you'll build in this course
- What is capacity planning?
- What are the key inputs and outputs of a capacity planning process?
- What are the fundamental calculations involved in capacity planning?
- What is the relationship between demand, lead time, and capacity requirements?
- How can you implement strategies to optimize resource utilization?
- How can bill of materials (BOM) information calculate capacity requirements?
- How to define and manage work centers within a capacity planning framework?
- What are the key calculation methods used in capacity planning?
- How to build a basic capacity planning model using Excel?
- Key takeaways from the course and how to apply learnings to real-world scenarios.
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Why learn with Kien Leong?
Kien Leong
Kien Leong is a consultant specialising in supply chain planning. He has over 20 years of experience in helping manufacturing and supply chain companies respond faster to customer demand. He is the founder of Rapid Supply Chain Planning, a method that helps operations and supply chain professionals to develop their own planning tools and systems. Kien also runs Production-Scheduling.com which is the leading resource for planning and scheduling in Excel.…
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“Kien Leong is a fantastic instructor and he is so smart! The Capacity Planning Excel tool is genius and he does a great job explaining how to use it - HIGHLY recommend taking this course!”
“Great course with really good examples and precise information. I enjoyed it and learned a lot.”
“I loved the course. there was a lot of great and new information for me. I would suggest keeping the questions to the subject matter. some of the questions were so specific as the color of the tab. There are other ways to determine if the audience is attentive.”
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