PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

PRODUCTION: PLANNING: CONTROL:

DEFINITION OF PPC
BY SAMUEL EILON BY CHARLES A. KOEPKE BY ALFORD AND BEATTY

PPC OBJECTIVES
To make all preparations to manufacture goods within specified time & cost. To make available supply of materials, parts & components at the right time. To ensure most economical use of plant & equipment by scheduling best machine utilization. To provide information for production management & distribution of goods. To issue relevant orders to production personals to implement the production plan. To make available materials, machines, tools, equipment & manpower in the required quality & quantity & at the specified time. To ensure production of goods in the required quantities of the specified quality at the pre-determined time. To keep the plant free from production bottleneck. To maintain spare capacity to deal with rush orders. To maintain cordial industrial relations.

FUNCTIONS OF PPC
PLANNING PHASE ACTION PHASE CONTROL PHASE PLANNING PHASE: PRIOR PLANNING, ACTION PLANNING PRIOR PLANNING: FORECASTING, ORDER WRITING, PRODUCT DESIGN

 ACTION PLANNING: PROCESS PLANNING, MATERIAL CONTROL, TOOL CONTROL, LOADING AND SCHEDULING ACTION PHASE: DISPATCHING CONTROL PHASE: A)PROGRESS REPORTING:DATA COLLCETION,DATA INTERPRETATION AND REPLANNING

 B)CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLANNING AND EXPEDITING