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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify scope of planning software
  2. Communicate using the planning software system
  3. Make decisions using planning software
  4. Monitor the use of planning software
  5. Support others to use planning software

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Competitive systems and practices include one or more of:

lean operations

agile operations

preventative and predictive maintenance approaches

statistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigma

Just in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull-related operations control systems

supply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis

5S

continuous improvement (kaizen)

breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)

cause/effect diagrams

overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

takt time

process mapping

problem solving

run charts

standard procedures

current reality tree.

Planning software integrates a range of business information including one or more of:

sales/order taking

finance/accounting

logistics

maintenance

human resources

production.

Information and message categories include one or more of:

orders

production/operations processes

scheduling (e.g. daily/weekly)

finance and accounting

human resources (e.g. rosters, reserves, training completed and scheduled)

quality requirements

customers

suppliers.

Stages where value stream actions occur include one or more of:

sales outlet/representative

information gathering, data analysis and research

product design

raw material sourcing

intermediate processing

final assembler/collation/preparation

support services (e.g. accounting, finance and legal)

storage and delivery to customer

after market support.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, to facilitate and/or provide support on three (3) or more occasions, to:

identify team or work group area information requirements and relate to planning software categories

lead and motivate others in using planning software

ensure information sent to planning software is accurate and appropriate

obtain regular and one-off information from planning software

make decisions using planning software generated information.