Continuing Education

OPMG130 - Production Planning

Prerequisite:
Pre-Requisite: OPMG120

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Course Overview

Getting a handle on how much to produce is a big challenge for an operations manager. Production planning is important to companies to ensure the effective utilization of the resources needed to provide a service or sell goods. Determine the production capacity requirements and the break-even point for production. Allocate materials and employees for operational activities. You will create an aggregated operations plan, a master production schedule, and a materials requirements plan. With the skills gained in this course, you will be able to prepare a Production Plan. Online delivery of this course includes scheduled meeting times online using MS Teams. An intermediate level of Excel skills will be required for this program.

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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