Hands-On Capacity Planning for Supply Chain Professionals
| Session Date: | Wednesday, 5 November, 2:00 - 5:00pm (BST) |
| Location | Live Instructor Led - Online Training |
| Cost | General Admission: $150 per seatFree for SCMDOJO Annual Members Group discounts available — contact us for a team quote. |
| Contact | [email protected] |
Get to grips with capacity planning for S&OP, production and resource planning applications. In this hands-on session, we will learn the principles whilst we build out a scalable capacity planning tool purely in Excel.
Who should attend
- Operations, production and manufacturing management
- Production, capacity and supply chain planning
- Finance and product management
Why attend
- Learn practical approach with full scale data
- Get hands-on practice in developing your own planning tools
- Get a fully functional tool that you build alongside your own copy of a reference example
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Dec 8, 2025
As the Head of Talent Development, I have worked with many partners — but our experience with SCMDOJO has truly raised the bar. From the outset, the team demonstrated exceptional expertise, adaptability, and a genuine commitment to supporting the growth of our Operations workforce. They tailored the system to our requirements effortlessly and executed every stage with professionalism and speed.A special appreciation goes to Muddassir, whose deep Supply Chain knowledge ensured the assessments were meaningful, relevant, and aligned to industry best practices. Asif’s technical expertise played a crucial role in delivering a smooth, accurate, and highly customized implementation.For the first time, we now have a comprehensive, data-driven competency assessment covering our entire Operations team, giving us clear visibility into strengths, capability gaps, and development priorities.Having completed the competency assessments, we are now entering the development journey with SCMDOJO — a phase focused on building targeted capabilities and strengthening our Operations talent.SCMDOJO has proven to be more than a service provider; they are a strategic partner invested in our people’s growth and our organizational success. I look forward to continuing this partnership as we elevate the skills and performance of our teams.Highly recommended for any organization committed to developing robust, future-ready supply chain talent.Shruti V. - Would recommend
Dec 3, 2025
Our company has been taking courses through the SCMDOJO Academy for about 4 months now and the courses have been great and very informative. The curriculum is based on our experience level which was measured with an initial assessment. This assessment measured our supply chain / procurement knowledge. My only recommendation is to improve this assessment since some of the questions were confusing and hard to understand what was being asked. Overall though the courses really help improve our knowledge for Supply Chain and the team appreciate receiving a certificate upon completion.
Dr. Muddassir is a great instructor, our team had the pleasure of receiving in person training and they were blown away with his expertise and enjoyment for the course material.Alejandra Paredes - Great expertise
Dec 8, 2025
They offered us an online training that was very informative. The trainer indeed shared all his expertise on the topic and the team was able to learn from his hands on experience and understand the theory in a more practical way.
In general they do not only offer trainings that can be suited to the company needs but the platform with all the training materials is amazing for self learning. I highly recommend it.Maria - The resources here can be easily understood, great for newbies like me.
Oct 17, 2025
The training was excellent—especially for those diving into the world of AI. The PROMPT engineering part in the GenAI slides was my favorite and something I’ll be taking with me moving forward!A big thank you to Dr. Muddassir for organizing such a valuable session.Rahul Kapoor - Really great courses on a wide variety…
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Really great courses on a wide variety of topics! From relationship management to planning, SCMDOJO has it all. It's easy to navigate and follow the courses. I sometimes had a small hiccup where I got logged out. But once back logged in, you can continue where you left off. Really great to sharpen my knowledge.Zoë Lofvers - Hands On AI workshop for Supply Chain and Procurement Professionals
Oct 1, 2025
As part of the committee in the background I had a "heads up" on some of the materials Dr M was planning to deliver.However, I was not prepared for the wall to wall three hours of energy, sharp wit and engagement Dr M delivered.The class of 20 professionals were taken through some fundamentals and then we dived into several practical exercises to embed the learnings.Dr M provided a really obscure requirement, and, through structuring the PROMPT as prescribed, we were able to find suppliers in seconds, which would have taken weeks to uncover.This pattern was repeated through the workshop.It was an outstanding learning experience.Gary Newbury - The resources here can be easily understood, great for newbies like me.
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The resources here are straight-forward, where newbies like me can easily understand. Lot of interesting topics that can be actually applied at work.Bienvenido Saniel III - SCMDOJO - Supply Chain Savants!
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I find myself compelled to reflect on an experience that transcends the ordinary bounds of professional engagement. SCMDOJO is not merely a platform; it is a crucible where ideas, insights, and expertise are forged into actionable brilliance.
Being part of the SCMDOJO Community has been nothing short of transformative. It’s not just a space to talk shop about supply chain management—it’s a hub where knowledge flows freely, ideas are challenged, and real learning happens. What makes it truly stand out is the people. The community is packed with sharp, knowledgeable minds who are eager to share and learn in equal measure. Truly set you up for success, no matter what industry you belong to. Networking doesn’t feel like a task here—it’s a genuine exchange of insights and experiences that stick with you long after the conversation ends, for you can actually apply them to scale in various directions in your career.
For me, SCMDOJO has changed the way I see supply chains. It’s not just about moving goods from A to B; it’s a dynamic, strategic backbone of any successful business. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or just understand the bigger picture, this community delivers in spades. It’s where learning meets connection, and theory turns into action.Zainab Khokhar
Training Agenda
| # | Time | Topic | Duration (Mins) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:00 | Introduction & Expectations | 5 |
| 2 | 14:05 | Capacity planning principles and overall process | 15 |
| 3 | 14:20 | Input data – getting the essentials and knowing when to seek the extras | 10 |
| 4 | 14:30 | Demand – Make-To-Order/Stock and long-range scenarios | 10 |
| 5 | 14:40 | Load – Standard Times, batch-sizes and level-loading techniques | 20 |
| 6 | 15:00 | Capacity – Shift planning, equipment and maintenance | 20 |
| 7 | 15:20 | Break | 10 |
| 8 | 15:30 | Putting it all together with a capacity planner for an entire factory | 40 |
| 9 | 16:10 | Running scenarios and "What-If" planning | 30 |
| 10 | 16:40 | Q&A and Wrap-up | 20 |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define an end-to-end capacity planning process
- Automate it to run with fresh data every day
- Get started with your own capacity planning tool



Master Capacity Planning for Supply Chain Excellence
Build practical capacity planning skills with hands-on Excel tools. Learn to optimize production workflows, manage resources effectively, and create scalable planning solutions that deliver real business value.
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