Business Improvement Through ERP/MRPII

This course shows how to improve business performance through the effective use of ERP/MRPII. Combining seminars with a computer-based simulation allows delegates to put theory into practice. This unique “learning by doing” approach has proved highly effective in ensuring that knowledge is retained, understood and rapidly applied.

Everyone who has a responsibility for making decisions within a business that uses or is intending to use ERP or MRPII. This course is suitable for all levels of expertise.

• ERP & MRPII principles & concepts
• The role of Sales & Operations Planning
• Managing the Master Schedule
• Capacity planning and management
• How the MRP processor works
• Key planning and control parameters
• Controlling batch sizes and lead times
• The importance of record accuracy

The course delivers a thorough understanding of ERP and MRPII and shows how they can be used to:

• reduce lead times;
• improve on time delivery;
• reduce costs;
• reduce working capital requirements;
• improve profitability and return on capital.

Through their experience of the business simulation, delegates gain an intuitive grasp of the dynamics of managing a factory, something that cannot be conveyed through lectures alone.

£1,935 incl. accommodation + VAT