Logistics & Industrialadvanced
Certified in Planning and Inventory Management
Master the fundamentals of operations planning and inventory control used in manufacturing and distribution: demand management, forecasting, sales and operations planning, master scheduling, MRP, capacity planning, inventory models, safety stock, warehouse and lean concepts. This course supports study for planning certifications such as APICS/ASCM CPIM but is not affiliated with or a substitute for the official exams.
12h16 lessonsCertificate included
$145.00
Enroll now- Rich lessons, games & a final exam
- Lifetime access to course content
- Verifiable certificate (valid 24 months)
What you'll learn
- Build and evaluate demand forecasts using standard error measures
- Explain S&OP, the master production schedule and MRP logic
- Calculate EOQ, reorder points and safety stock
- Apply ABC analysis and cycle counting to control inventory
- Connect lean, JIT and supplier collaboration to planning
Syllabus
1. The Planning and Inventory Landscape · 1 lessons
- Read: The Planning and Inventory Landscape7 min
2. Demand Management and Customer Orders · 1 lessons
- Read: Demand Management and Customer Orders7 min
3. Forecasting Methods · 1 lessons
- Read: Forecasting Methods7 min
4. Forecast Accuracy and Error Measures · 1 lessons
- Read: Forecast Accuracy and Error Measures7 min
5. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) · 1 lessons
- Read: Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)7 min
6. Master Production Scheduling · 1 lessons
- Read: Master Production Scheduling7 min
7. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) · 1 lessons
- Read: Material Requirements Planning (MRP)7 min
8. Capacity Planning and Control · 1 lessons
- Read: Capacity Planning and Control7 min
9. Inventory Fundamentals and Costs · 1 lessons
- Read: Inventory Fundamentals and Costs7 min
10. Economic Order Quantity and Order Policies · 1 lessons
- Read: Economic Order Quantity and Order Policies7 min
11. Safety Stock and Reorder Points · 1 lessons
- Read: Safety Stock and Reorder Points7 min
12. ABC Analysis, Cycle Counting and Inventory Accuracy · 1 lessons
- Read: ABC Analysis, Cycle Counting and Inventory Accuracy7 min
13. Warehousing, Receiving and Material Handling · 1 lessons
- Read: Warehousing, Receiving and Material Handling7 min
14. Lean, JIT, Kanban and Continuous Improvement · 1 lessons
- Read: Lean, JIT, Kanban and Continuous Improvement7 min
15. Supplier Collaboration, Metrics and Continuous Planning · 1 lessons
- Read: Supplier Collaboration, Metrics and Continuous Planning7 min
16. Final exam · 1 lessons
- Final exam (25 questions)25 min