4M’s of Operation

Manpower Method Machine Material

Product to
Criteria Produce Type of Cost
Products
Educational Homogeneous Mode of Manufacturing Required
Heterogeneous
Qualifications Production Equipment Skills Method of Quality
Sodas and
Production
Status of Medicine
Employment
Availability
Bags, Home Price of
Number of decors, Furniture Equipment
Workers Supplier’s
Credibility
Intermittent Continuous Just-in-Time
Skills and Equipment
Production Production Production
Expertise Capacity
Wastes
Appropriate Project Produced
Spare parts’
Time Method
Features Features Availability

Background Job Order

Checking Method Equipment
Efficiency

Amount of Batch
Salary Method
Required
Skills
Availability of Features
Workers