Production controlling

Effectiveness and efficiency of production

• What is that anyway? - Production targets and measures to ensure that targets are achieved.

Measuring efficiency in production with the help of production management indicators

• Key performance indicator systems in manufacturing: Overview, types of key figures and general strengths and weaknesses of key figures.
• Measurement of the optimal use of resources (personnel, equipment, etc.).
• Measurement of the optimum production process: optimization of throughput times, batch sizes, determination of factory stocks and associated stock ranges.
• Measurement of the targeted production result: productivity measurement, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), error costs (e.g. rejects).

Modern key figures of lean manufacturing and value stream mapping

• Value stream: What is it anyway? - Guidelines for a lean value stream.
• Visualize, evaluate and optimize processes, measure target values.

Use of cost information to measure efficiency

• Thinking and acting in terms of cost accounting in production: Using standard costing in production.
• Selection of the most cost-effective production process.

Strategic aspects of production

• Selection of the appropriate location, the optimum vertical range of manufacture, the manufacturing technology and the manufacturing concept with the aid of investment calculations, value-in-use analyses and technology portfolios.

Current challenges posed by Industry 4.0

• Technological innovations.
• Internet of Things.
• Digital networking of systems and machines.
• Automation and interlinking of production systems.

Implementation of controlling systems in production

• Guide and checklists.
• Implementation instructions and recommendations.
• Group work: Successful practical example.