Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon completion of the course students will be able to: 

• Apply knowledge of inventory flow and planning models to design processes that will produce the best production planning outcomes using Just-In-Time (JIT), Kanban and lean material requirement planning.

•  Apply knowledge of capacity planning and space utilization in a production facility to ensure timely production scheduling to meet customer demands.                      

•  Use an understanding of production data to create production plans or schedules, including production capacity requirements, material planning, and delivery schedules. 

•   Apply knowledge of different lean material management concepts to implement the  most efficient production planning.

•   Implement production plans or schedules to optimize production and reduce waste.

• Various individual and/or group skill-building activities such as case studies, role-plays, or other exercises geared toward critical analysis of course concepts.
• Written assignments or oral reports designed to integrate course material into personal experience or experiences of others.
• Exams comprised of essay and/or objective questions, or an individual and/or team project or paper which requires integration, application, and critical examination of course concepts, issues, and themes