Kinaxis

Description

Course Content

1. Aggregate Supply Planning

• Apply the aggregate supply planning process
• Analyze supply plan metrics
• Identify and resolve gating components
• Identify and resolve gating constraints
• Identify and resolve excess
• Finalize the supply plan

     2. Master Production Scheduling

• Monitor the master production schedule to maintain stability.
• Adjust planning parameters, such as lot size and lead time
• Run a command to firm up planned orders automatically
• Review and adjust inventory targets to align the MPS
• Identify the issues that are causing MPS orders to be late
• Determine the best option to resolve MPS issues
• Finalize and publish the MPS to share with others

     3. Demand Planning And Statistical Forecasting

• Identify the Rapid Response demand planning components
• Improve the accuracy of historical data by identifying and resolving casuals and outliers.
• Configure forecast items and generate a statistical forecast
• Manage product life cycle
• Determine ratios for the forecasts provided by Marketing, Sales, and Finance
• Adjust the weight of the forecast categories to improve the accuracy of the consensus demand plan
• Compare the performance of the different forecasts to align the consensus demand plan with the annual plan targets

     4. Inventory Management

• Identify and analyze inventory issues
• Resolve projected late orders by transferring inventory and updating safety stock quantities
• Resolve projected stock-outs by updating lead times
• Use the inventory quality ratio (IQR) to review and update IQR targets and transitions
• Update inventory targets, such as periods of supply and lot size, to meet new inventory value targets

     5. Inventory Planning And Optimization

• Configure and review the part configuration for inventory planning at a single level
• Configure and review the part configuration for inventory planning at multiple levels
• Generate and review safety stock recommendations
• Apply safety stock recommendations
• Evaluate the proposed safety stock plan and its impact