Planning is an indispensable element of production management. The annual plan is the basis for long-term planning and is drawn up using a lot of information. Its production indicators must be tied to the realities that exist today, taking into account the prospects for the development of the enterprise.
Instructions
Step 1
When you start writing a plan for next year, collect data not only for the current year, but also for several previous years. These data will serve as the basis for statistical analysis and correct forecasting, taking into account the dynamics of existing economic phenomena affecting production indicators.
Step 2
Analyze how the plan you adopted last year was carried out, what factors influenced its early implementation or made it difficult. Evaluate how the set goals were achieved and the tasks set before it were solved. Evaluate which strategies and tactics used in the current year worked and which did not. Draw conclusions and assess how successful your last year's forecast and management, marketing activities were, in order to take into account all the mistakes and successful decisions when writing a new plan.
Step 3
Conduct statistical analysis. Make forecasts for key production and financial and economic indicators to be achieved by the end of next year. Try to take into account in as much detail as possible all the factors that may affect the accuracy of the forecasts made, take into account, among other things, the seasonal factor, which will significantly affect the breakdown of the plan's indicators by month.
Step 4
Consider in the plan the strategic tasks that will need to be solved during the year and their impact on production and economic performance: reducing production costs, upgrading equipment, introducing new technologies and materials. Financial strategic planning can be related to improving the reporting system or taking into account the benefits of additional business.
Step 5
Taking into account strategic plans, current and prospective contracts and orders, write an annual plan and make a quarterly breakdown. This will help you monitor its implementation, make the necessary adjustments promptly and on time.
