Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify production outcomes
- Confirm resources needed to meet production requirements
- Develop the production schedule
- Production schedule is developed to meet demand and delivery timelines within production capacity and budget
- Production schedule establishes the stock levels, storage capacity, equipment capacity and product mix to minimise stock and product holdings and maximise production efficiency
- Communication with other key production personnel is established and maintained
- Production schedule is recorded and made available to relevant personnel in a timely manner format
- Monitor production
- Adjust production schedules
- Production schedules adjustments are assessed to take account of changed conditions and changes to the production schedule negotiated and communicated to relevant key production personnel in a timely manner
- Resource implications of amended schedules are identified with resources accessed to meet requirements
- Any potential failure to meet delivery deadlines is identified and communicated to relevant personnel in a timely manner and schedule documentation amended, as required
- Review production schedule
- Production scheduling process is reviewed to identify opportunities for improvement with variances in production against schedule identified, investigated and reported
- Personnel responsible for implementing the schedule are consulted to identify improvement opportunities and the scheduling process revised to reflect improvements