APICS Michiana Presents -
Job Shop Scheduling Workshop
From: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 Thru: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Doug Canter, CPIM, CIRM
The Twin Cities Chapter of APICS has created a unique course that is designed to help improve scheduling results for firms that operate in a "make to order" environment. The class covers all of the fundamental concepts required to successfully use formal scheduling systems and includes lecture, discussion, case studies, and class exercises and is the second time it has been offered in this area. Attendees will leave better prepared to select, implement, or support computerized scheduling at their manufacturing firms. This class may also prove helpful for more advanced companies who need a review of scheduling basics.

APICS Michiana, in conjunction with the IUSB Continuing Education program, is bringing this popular and well received course to the Michiana area and has structured the material into two full day sessions.

Course Topics include the following:

Scheduling Prerequisites
a. Job Shop Definition
b. Delighting Customers
c. Forecast Conversion
d. Basic Records Requirements
e. Role of Sales
f. Estimating
g. Backlog Management

Preparing Scheduling Information
a. Defining Work Centers
b. Establishing Routings
c. Creating Operation Reports
d. Material Availability
e. Understanding Scheduling Objectives
f. Performance Reporting
g. Data Accuracy Requirements
The Keys to Success
a. Lead Time Elements
b. Operation Scheduling Techniques
c. Capacity Considerations
d. Bottlenecks
e. Alternate Resources		 Getting the Job Done
a. Backward Scheduling
b. Forward Scheduling
c. Finite Loading
d. Infinite Loading
e. Capacity/Schedule Visibility
f. Setting Priorities
g. Monitoring Reports
h. Software Sample Screens

Pricing includes Materials, Parking and refreshments (Lunch is on your own).
Contact IUSB Continuing Education for further information, Registration, and payment.

Payment or Purchase Order is required to reserve a spot in the Workshop.
Remember - seating is limited!!.

Doug Canter, CPIM, CIRM
Agenda:
Session runs: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Cost:
475  for non-APICS Members, 475 APICS Members.
This session is worth 14 Certification Maintenance Point(s)
For Reservations: Call 219.237.4261 or EMail Continuing Education Registrar with the following information:
Your Name, Company Name, if employed, Address, email address (for our newsletter list), Phone Number, Number of people for whom you are making reservations, and their Names and email addresses.

To be held at:
Management Training Center-Administrative Building

Contact Number for IUSB Continuing Education are:
Phone: 219-237-4261 | Fax: 219-237-4428 | Toll Free: 1-877-Go2-IUSB ext 4261(during normal business hours of 8am-5pm South Bend time)

Registration information can be found via this link