Production Planning and

Control
 Meaning of Production Planning
 Production is defined as “manufacturing goods
and services” and planning is defined as “the
series of related and coordinated activities such as
material control, process planning, scheduling
etc. designed to systematize in advance the
manufacturing efforts.
 Production planning, therefore, is the
predetermination of manufacturing requirements
such as men, materials, machines, manufacturing
process, money, order priority etc. for the
production of goods of the right quality, in the
right quantities and at the right time.
 Meaning of Control
 Control is to review the work progress,
make corrections wherever required
thereby ensure that programmed
production takes place.
 Definition of Production
Planning and Control
 Production planning and control is the process
of planning production in advance, setting rate
of each item, fixing starting and finishing dates
for each item, authorizing shop activity by
release of production orders, follow up the
progress of products and expediting wherever
required.
 Production Planning versus Production Control
Planning
(Planning the work)
 Creation, collection and
maintenance of data
 Seeing the requirements
 Preparation of load charts
 Preparation of all forms
 Designing suitable
feedback mechanism
 Forward thinking
Control
(Working the plan)
 Distribution of data
 Requirements are actually
made available
 Actual observation of jobs
 Actual issue of forms
 Keeping track of what is
actually happening
 Suggesting remedial action
 Objectives of PPC
 Plan systematically

 To make available all resources

 Scheduling of activities

 Coordination

 Delivery commitments

 Overcome difficulties
 Compulsory Functions of PPC
 Order preparation
 Materials control
 Process planning or Routing
 Tools control
 Scheduling
 Expediting
 Packaging
 Dispatching
 Optional Functions of PPC
 Cost estimation

 Work measurement

 Sub contracting

 Capacity planning

 Demand forecasting
Any Questions?
Thank You…
Prepared by: Dr. K. M. Rahman
Associate Professor
Sinhgad Institute of Management,
Vadgaon, Pune