The document discusses the key activities involved in product development and production planning. It describes the three main activities in product development as product research, product design, and product improvement. It then explains the two types of product research as applied research and pure research. Finally, it outlines the main parts of production planning as the production process, production resources, personnel, inventory management, and continuous process improvement.

1. Production &
Manufacturing Planning
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2. Produce
Products
3 Activities in

3. Product
Development
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The process of creating or improving the form of another product.

4. Product
Design
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First creating a model and then deciding the best possible design.

5. Product
Research
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Performed by engineers and other scientists to develop new products or to discover
improvements for existing products.

6. Product
Research
2 Types of

7. Applied
Research
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Marketing research that studies existing products to develop design improvements or new
product ideas

8. Pure
Research
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Discovers new solutions to problems.

9. Production
Planning
Parts of

10. Production
Process
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Activities, equipment, and resources needed to manufacture products.

11. Production
Resources
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Machines, tools, and other equipment needed for production.

12. Personnel
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Employees and skills needed for production.

13. Inventory
Management
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Maintaining the supply of all resources needed for production and the products produced.

14. Continuous
Process
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(CPI) Ongoing effort to improve manufacturing processes to increase the quality of work by
reducing: Errors, Inefficiencies, & Waste
Improvement