What is production and operations management?
Production and operations management is the process of turning an organization's resources into goods and services.
Production management relates to the activities around creating products.
Operations management has to do with the production and delivery of products and services.What does a production and operations manager do?
In general, the role of an operations manager is to manage all activities involved in producing the goods and/or services of a business.
In the retail industry, for example, an operations manager would manage all activities related to daily retail floor functions as well as planning and strategizing.What are the objectives of production and operations management?
Some of the important objectives of production/operations management are : (i) Maximum customer satisfaction through quality, reliability, cost and delivery time. (ii) Minimum scrap/rework resulting in better product quality. (iii) Minimum possible inventory levels (i.e.,optimum inventory levels).
- Definition of the Production and Operations area
In a company, the Production area will be in charge (in a few words) of transforming supplies, resources and materials into a final deliverable product; this area will apply the previous planning in order to obtain a high-quality product with a low cost.
Gestion de la production et des opérations
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