Capacity Planning
About Capacity Planning
Capacity
planning refers to the capability to develop plans to better manage the
available capacity of resources at disposal of the organization.
Capacity
planning is widely used by production lines, service providers, and managers to make plans for optimum usage of the organizational resources
which usually includes manpower, machines, tool, experts, etc.
Capacity
planning is an important part of organizational immediate future plans
to address the likely demand. Capacity planning helps companies by
• Ensuring resource availability
• Highlighting any shortages in skills, tools, or space
• Make timely plans to fulfill future demands
• Provide a blueprint for optimum resource usage in future
• Reduce sudden spikes in resource costs
• Makes availability and scheduling of resources more transparent
• Enables informed data-based decision making
Who should take the Capacity Planning Exam?
• Business managers and senior executives
• Business owners
• Anyone who wants to assess their capacity management skills
• Entrepreneurs
• Logistics or SCM professionals
• Production in charge or managers
Capacity Planning Certification Course Outline
1. Forecasting
2. Sales and Operations Planning
3. Inventory Management
4. Material Requirements Planning
5. Production Scheduling
6. Capacity Planning Basics
7. ITIL Capacity Management