Six sessions · January–February 2027
The full schedule
Every session runs live, 90 minutes, on Tuesdays at 12:00 PM Eastern. You will leave each session with a working deliverable — not notes, not slides.
Tuesday, January 13, 2027
12:00 PM Eastern
90 minutes
The anatomy of a production schedule
Why hot lists fail and what a finite-capacity schedule actually does. You will map your shop's constraints — work centers, routing steps, available hours — and build the structural foundation of your schedule.
You will leave with
A constraint map of your shop and a blank schedule template sized to your operation.
Tuesday, January 20, 2027
12:00 PM Eastern
90 minutes
Capacity and load
Calculate available capacity by work center. Load your backlog against it. See exactly where you are overloaded before it becomes a crisis on the floor.
You will leave with
A capacity-vs-load analysis for your top three work centers, built in the class spreadsheet & Planify.
Tuesday, January 27, 2027
12:00 PM Eastern
90 minutes
Sequencing and priorities
Rules for sequencing jobs when you cannot run everything at once. How to set priorities that the shop floor will actually follow — and why most priority systems break down.
You will leave with
A sequencing logic worksheet and a priority-ranking model for your active jobs.
Tuesday, February 3, 2027
12:00 PM Eastern
90 minutes
Lead times and buffers
Where lead time actually comes from and how to stop padding it. Build realistic buffers that protect your due dates without inflating your WIP or your promises to customers.
You will leave with
A lead-time calculation model and a buffer-sizing guide for your most common job types.
Tuesday, February 10, 2027
12:00 PM Eastern
90 minutes
Handling disruptions
What to do when a machine goes down, a job runs late, or a hot order lands on your desk at 2 PM. How to reschedule without blowing up the whole plan.
You will leave with
A disruption-response protocol and a rescheduling decision tree for your shop.
Tuesday, February 17, 2027
12:00 PM Eastern
90 minutes
Keeping the schedule alive
Daily and weekly routines that keep your schedule current and credible. How to get buy-in from production supervisors, sales, and management — and what to do when they push back.
You will leave with
A scheduling cadence template and a stakeholder communication framework.
Format
How the sessions work
Live and interactive
Every session is live. You ask questions, work through problems with the instructor, and compare notes with peers from other shops.
Spreadsheet & Planify-based
No software to buy. You build the schedule in a spreadsheet & Planify — the same tool most shops already use.
Recorded for 90 days
Can't make a session? Recordings are available for 90 days so you can catch up before the next one.
Small cohort
Limited to 20 seats so the instructor can work with each participant, not just lecture at a crowd.
First cohort starts January 13
Twenty seats. One price. Reserve yours before they're gone.