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Understanding Production Management Basics

Production management involves planning, implementing, and controlling industrial production processes to ensure efficient operations. It includes selecting products and designs to meet customer needs, planning production activities like quantities, process flows and machine routing, and maintaining equipment to prevent halts in production. Production management techniques are used in both manufacturing standardized products like cars as well as custom-made products like boilers.

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Understanding Production Management Basics

Production management involves planning, implementing, and controlling industrial production processes to ensure efficient operations. It includes selecting products and designs to meet customer needs, planning production activities like quantities, process flows and machine routing, and maintaining equipment to prevent halts in production. Production management techniques are used in both manufacturing standardized products like cars as well as custom-made products like boilers.

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PRODUCTION

MANAGEMENT
Mohil Pednekar
TY BAF
MEANING

• It is defined as planning, implementation and control of industrial production process to


ensure smooth and efficient operation. production management techniques are used in both
manufacturing and service industries.
• Simply, production management is a process of planning, organizing, directing and
controlling the activities of the production function.
DEFIN
E

• Production is defined as "the step-by-step conversion of one form of material into another
form through chemical or mechanical process to create or enhance the utility of the product
to the user."
EXAMPLE FOR PRODUCTION

• Manufacturing custom-made products


Like - Boilers with a specific capacity
Constructing flats
Structural fabrication works for selected customers, etc.

• Manufacturing standardized products


Like - Car
Bus
Motor Cycle
Television, etc.
FUNCTIONS OF PRODUCTION
• Selection of product and design
Production management helps the organisation select the right product for production and also choose a relevant
design for the product. This becomes imperative for the survival of organisations to possess a good understanding of
their consumers in order to create products that fully satisfy needs.  Products need to go through a detailed evaluation
in order to meet customer needs while also remaining cost-efficient. 
• Production planning and control
Choosing the correct production processes for a particular product also becomes important. Decisions must be taken
in order to choose the correct type of machines and technology, the capital investment required, and so on. It entails
planning prior to production. Decisions like the quantity of production, the flow of processes, and so on are all
planned out. Routing is the term used for charting out the sequence of operations for a smooth workflow.
• Machine maintenance and replacement 
Production management takes care of the maintenance and replacement of machines and equipment to ensure the
efficient and smooth working of production processes. This is taken care of by the production manager and the team
to prevent speed breaks and halts in production.

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