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Production and Management. Prepared by Bhakti Joshi June 18, 2013. What are these terms?. Allocation. Efficiency. The action or process of allocating or distributing.
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Production and Management Prepared by Bhakti Joshi June 18, 2013
What are these terms? Allocation Efficiency The action or process of allocating or distributing A level of performance that describes a process that uses the lowest amount of inputs to create the greatest amount of output/s Utilization To put to use Optimum Most conducive to a favourable outcome Sources: Merriam-Webster, Businessdictionary.com, Investopedia.com
Production Vs Management …an action of making or manufacturing …a process of dealing with or controlling things or people Production + Management OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Operations Management …refers to processes involved for production or for providing services, which involve suitable business practices to create economically efficient products/services
Examples • Chemist shop • Tailor Shop • Kiraana • Restaurant • College • Grocery store in a mall • Movie Theatres
Common features in all Examples • Provision of Products/Services • Arrangement • Procedures • Rules • Staff • Visibility of products/services • Profit/Income BUSINESS PRACTICES
Layout • Master plan or blueprint of a printed or published work • Establishes overall appearance, relative importance and relationships between the graphic elements • Attempts to describe smooth flow of information • Examples: Newspaper, magazine
Organisation’s context… There are plant layouts “…floor plan for determining arranging the desired machinery and equipment of a plant to permit the quickest flow of material at the lowest cost and with the least amount of handling in processing the product from the receipt of the raw materials to the shipment of the finished products.”
Why Layouts? • Efficiency in use of workers and space • Minimisation of material handling costs • Elimination of unnecessary movements of workers and materials • Minimisation of production and customer time • Elimination in delays • Safety and improved working conditions • Attainment of product/service quality
Types of Plant Layouts PROCESS PRODUCT FIXED POSITION CELLULAR COMBINATION
Process Layout: Example Embroidery Stitching Output Sewing
Process Layout – Key Principles • Minimum distance between departments • Departments in a sequence of operations • Convenience for inspection and supervision
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