PPC is defined as the planning, direction and coordination of the firm’s material and physical facilities towards the attainment of predetermined production objectives in the most economical manner.

1. Production Planning & Control
R.K. Tomar

2. Production Planning & Control
PPC is defined as the planning, direction and
coordination of the firm’s material and physical facilities
towards the attainment of predetermined production
objectives in the most economical manner.
Production Planning and control is referred to as
operations planning and control because the production
planning and control techniques used in production
system manufacturing tangible goods can also be
employed in operations or service system providing
services.

3. Production Planning & Control
PPC is a management tool, employed in direction of the
manufacturing operations and their coordination with
other activities of the firm.
In the production system, which is primarily defined by
the dimension of quality, time and price, the function of
PPC comprise of
1) Materials :- Procurement, Storage, inventory
Control and issue

4. Production Planning & Control
2) Methods :- Processes, operations and their
sequences
3) Machines :- Loading of Jobs and Utilisation
4) Manpower :- Workers and skills
5) Routing :- Flow of Work
6) Estimating :- Operations Times

5. Production Planning & Control
7) Scheduling :-Time table of production, priority,
sequencing and machine loading
8) Dispatching : -Authorising the start of operations
9) Expediting :-Follow up and keeping record of
progress made
10) Evaluating :- Assessing the performance
effectiveness

6. Production Planning & Control System

7. Functions of Production Planning & Control Department
Production Planning & Control
Production Planning
1) Estimating
2) Routing
3) Scheduling
4) Loading
Production Control
1) Dispatching
2) Expediting/Follow
-up/progressing
3) Inspection
4) Evaluating &
Corrective action

8. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing
The Routing Function :-
Under this, the operations, their path and sequence are
established.
To perform these operations the proper class of machines
and personnel required are also worked out.
The main aim of routing is to determine the best and
cheapest sequence of operations and to ensure that this
sequence is strictly followed.
In small enterprises, this job is usually done by entrepreneur
himself in a rather adhoc manner.

9. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing
The Routing Procedure :-
Routing procedure involves following different activities.
(1) An analysis of the article to determine what to make
and what to buy.
(2) To determine the quality and type of material
(3) Determining the manufacturing operations and their
sequence.
(4) A determination of lot sizes
(5) Determination of scrap factors

10. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing
The Routing Procedure :-
Routing procedure involves following different activities.
(6) An analysis of cost of the article
(7) Organization of production control forms.

11. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing
The Route Sheets:
This is a written specification or document which
provide information and working data for conversion of
raw materials into finished parts or products. Each step
is indicated in the route sheet
1) Details drawings of parts and assemblies
2) Bill of materials
3) Quality Specs
4) Sequence of operations
5) Machines to be used
6) Tools, dies and fixtures to be used

12. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing
The Route Sheets:
7) Feeds and speed of machines
8) Labour Time standards
9) Operation sequence & data
10) Time Table
11) Handling and packing instructions

13. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing

14. Production Planning & Control Functions - Routing