Production Scheduling Institute
Stop running your plant from the hot list
A six-week live online class that teaches schedulers, planners, and operations managers how to build a finite-capacity schedule that holds — using nothing but a spreadsheet & Planify.
First cohort at a glance
Who this class is for
Who this class is for
Schedulers, planners, and plant or operations managers at discrete-product manufacturers: metalworking job shops and make-to-order, make-to-stock, and hybrid plants. If the schedule lives in one or two people's heads and a spreadsheet & Planify, this is for you.
Promise dates keep slipping
You quote lead times with padding and still miss them, and you can't say exactly why.
One rush order wrecks the week
A breakdown or a hot job means rebuilding the schedule from scratch and expediting everything.
The spreadsheet & Planify is straining
You suspect you have outgrown it, but you don't have clear criteria for what comes next.
The curriculum
Six sessions. One working schedule.
Each session builds on the last. By the end you will have a finite-capacity schedule you built yourself — and the mental model to keep it running.
Six sessions
The full schedule
Jan 13, 2027
Anatomy of a schedule
What a real production schedule contains, why most shops don't have one, and what it takes to build one that holds.
Jan 20, 2027
Capacity & load
How to measure what your shop can actually do and compare it to what you've promised.
Jan 27, 2027
Sequencing & priorities
Rules for deciding which job runs next — and how to stop letting the loudest customer decide.
Feb 3, 2027
Lead times & buffers
Where lead time comes from, how to quote it honestly, and how much buffer is enough.
Feb 10, 2027
Handling disruptions
Breakdowns, hot jobs, and missing material — how to absorb them without rebuilding the schedule from scratch.
Feb 17, 2027
Keeping the schedule alive
The daily and weekly habits that keep a schedule from decaying back into a hot list.
The instructor
40+ years on the shop floor and in the software
Dave Luckner has spent his career helping manufacturers get control of their schedules — from Lilly Software and Infor to LillyWorks and his own consultancy.
Meet DaveWhat's included
- 01Six live 90-minute sessions with Dave Luckner
- 02All spreadsheet templates used in the course
- 03Session recordings available for 90 days
- 04Small cohort — maximum 20 seats
- 05Certificate of completion