Introduction to Production and Operations Management

1. Introduction to Production
and Operations Management
By,
Sadashiva T

2. Production v/s Operations
•Production
•Transformation of a range of inputs into
the required outputs (products)
•Operations
•Set of activities related to services
management

3. Production system v/s Operations
System
Production System
 Inputs
◦ Men
◦ Materials
◦ Machinery
◦ Money
◦ Management
◦ Information
 Process
◦ Product design
◦ Process planning
◦ Production Control
◦ Maintenance
 Outputs
◦ Products
Operations System
 Inputs
◦ Land
◦ Labour
◦ Building
◦ Information
◦ Capital
 Process
◦ Transformation
process
 Outputs
◦ Serviced Customer

4. Classification of Production System
•Continuous production
•Batch production
•Mass production
•Job-Shop production

5. Objectives of Production and Operations
Management
Production Management
 Right Quality
 Right Quantity
 Right Time
 Right Manufacturing Cost
Operations Management
 Customer Service
 Resource Utilization

6. Productivity
 The ratio of output to input. For example,
productivity of labour can be measured as
units produced per labour hour worked.
 Productivity can be improved by
(a) controlling inputs
(b) improving process so that the same input
yields higher output, and
(c) by improvement of technology

7. Productivity Analysis
 Trend analysis
 Horizontal analysis
 Vertical analysis
 Budgetary analysis

8. Factors affecting Productivity
 Capital/labour ratio
 Scarcity of some resources
 Work-force changes
 Innovations and technology
 Regulatory effects
 Bargaining power
 Managerial factors
 Quality of work life

9. Scope of Operations Management
 Location of facilities.
 Plant layouts and Material Handling.
 Product Design.
 Process Design.
 Production and Planning Control.
 Quality Control.
 Materials Management.
 Maintenance Management.

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