2. Objectives
Discuss the various roles production
management may play in supporting
the strategic plan of an enterprise
Identify situations in which repetitive
production and batch production
would be appropriate
3. Automobile Factory
Input – raw material
Output – complete cars
Process – fabrication, assembly
Resources – assembly line, workers
5. Hospital
Input – patients
Output – healthy individuals
Process – health care
Resources – medical
doctors, nurses, medical
supplies, equipment
6. Departmental store
Input – shoppers
Output – sales to satisfied customers
Process –
transport, storage, promotion, informat
ion, exchange
Resources – displays, stock of
goods, clerks
8. University
Input – students
Output – educated individuals
Process – imparting knowledge and
skills
Resources –
teachers, books, classrooms
9. Carrier
Input – things
Output – things at another place
Process – transport
Resources –
cars, trucks, planes, sorting
devices, storage areas
10. Warehouse
Input – things
Output – things at a later time
Process – store and preserve
Resources – vaults, storage
areas, storage devices
11. In General
Input
◦ raw material
◦ people with
requests
Output
◦ products
◦ service
◦ serviced
people
Process types
◦ physical
◦ exchange
◦ location
◦ storage
◦ educational
Resources
◦ tools
◦ labor
◦ energy
12. Production & Operations
mgmt.
Production and Operations
Management (POM) provides ideas to:
tools, techniques, concepts, model
s, design, dimension, control, improve
production systems
