Aviation Production Planning is a scalable activity, means in a small organization it is an additional duty of production engineering personnel, whilst in a large organization or an MRO it becomes a significant department.
Production Planning is a dedicated element within 145 reference to 145.A.47. So we understand therefore that all 145 & MRO organisations must in fact deliver the production planning function.
The real challenges for an organization is to use the Production Department, not just as a service provider within the organization, but as an integrator of best practice.
In an effective Production Planning department within a medium to large size organization The Production Planning activities which are driven solely by regulatory requirements may in fact contribute as little as 20% of the departmental work load. The remainder of the work load (up to 80%) consists of the ongoing management of the various activities under management within the organization.
The real challenges for an organization is to use the Production Planning Department, not just as a service provider within the organization, but as an integrator of best practice.
Consider an effective Production Planning department within a medium to large size organization.
The Production Planning activities which are driven solely by regulatory requirements may in fact contribute as little as 20% of the departmental work load.
The remainder of the work load (up to 80%) consists of the ongoing management of the various activities under management within the organization.
What can be developed?
With the ongoing support of management and the support of Quality and Safety management system –
We can develop Organisational Strategies for general efficiency and improvements may be driven quite effectively from data and experiences generated from within the Production Planning department.
Such additional activities recognize the true importance of the Production Planning function and the fact that Production Planning sits at the organisations cross roads, interfacing with almost every department in the organization and involved in almost every step of the production planning.
If an organization is also able to implement performance Quality Assurance processes (as opposed to solely compliance process) together with a proactive Production Planning role, there is an opportunity to gather data which management is able to use to improve efficiencies.
A comprehensive understanding of the regulatory environment together with an in depth understanding of the companies processes and procedures is an essential requirement to be an effective Production Planner
To be able to focus and support the delivery of best practice processes to meet the challenge of effective Production Planning.
To demonstrate a good understanding of Quality and Safety Principles and how they can support the effectiveness of the Production Planning function.
Sofema Aviation Services offers 1 Day and 2 Day Trainings for Production Planners
If you would like to find out more about the availability please visit www.sassofia.com or email office@sassofia.com
