Departmental planning

Departmental planning
See also
Production rhythm Types of control system Program budget Specialization Waste level monitoring Job simplification Planning and control Pipelined production Dependent demand

This type of planning occurs in enterprises which have departments made up of individual production units. Plans for individual lines and sockets which are part of the department stem directly from overall production plan of company. When the department has an internal technological structure it is necessary to take into account load and capabilities of equipment. Additional documentation in both cases is the workshop documentation authorizing the use of inputs to perform specific items of the plan.

In the departmental planning managers shall set detail of the tasks for the individual production cells and employees. Deviations from the planned production flow must be picked up on a regular basis in order to eliminate their negative effects in the respective weekly or daily plans. This is possible only where there is a complete activities record and workshop documentation.

Necessity of departamental planning

Departmental planning is necessary for several reasons:

• It helps to align the plans and activities of individual production units within a department with the overall goals and objectives of the company.
• It allows managers to set detailed tasks for individual production cells and employees, ensuring that everyone is working towards the same objectives.
• It enables regular monitoring of deviations from the planned production flow, allowing for prompt identification and correction of any issues that may arise.
• It ensures that all necessary inputs and resources are available for the execution of specific items of the plan.
• It enables efficient and effective use of equipment and resources, by taking into account the load and capabilities of the equipment.
• It helps to improve the coordination and communication between different production units and departments within the enterprise.
• It enables to track and analyze the performance of the department and make adjustments accordingly.

Departamental planning - how to

Most often used in departmental planning are standard schedule templates for various pipelined processes:

• fixed synchronized,
• fixed unsynchronized,
• variable
• small items sockets

The technological process is presented graphically using standard schedules. They require appropriate organizational conditions such as:

• compliance with technological discipline,
• accurate time of the supply of materials, equipment and tools
• maintaining high level of efficiency of the machinery,
• maintaining standards by employees.

References

• Magee, J. F., & Boodman, D. M. (1967). Production planning and inventory control.