Production management, also
called operations management, planning and control of industrial
processes to ensure that they move smoothly at the required level. Techniques
of production management are employed in service as well as in manufacturing
industries. It is a responsibility similar in level and scope to other
specialties such as marketing or human resource and financial management. In manufacturing
operations, production management includes responsibility for product and
process design, planning and control issues involving capacity and quality, and
organization and supervision of the workforce.
Characteristics of
production management
1. Production Management is the process of effective
planning
It helps in regulating the
operations of that section of an enterprise which is responsible for the actual
transformation of materials into finished products.
2. Related to the production process.
goods and services are produced
in accordance with the quantitative specifications and demand schedule with
minimum cost.
3. Production Management is a set of general principles for
production
Production management has a set of certain principles like
economies, facility design, job design, schedule design, quality control,
inventory control, work study and cost, and budgetary control.
Planning And Control
Although the five M’s capture
the essence of the major tasks of production management, control summarizes its
single most important issue. The production manager must plan and control the
process of production so that it moves smoothly at the required level of output
while meeting cost and quality objectives. Process control has two purposes: first, to
ensure that operations are performed according to plan, and second, to
continuously monitor and evaluate the production plan to see if modifications
can be devised to better meet cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, or other
objectives.
Happy Learning!
Anamika Gupta
IAAN
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