Production Scheduling
Forecasting, planning and scheduling production processes.Management Accounting
The numerical analysis of business processes. For example, a report designed to detect bottlenecks in a production line.Production Budget
Planning and controlling the financial resources consumed by production processes.Inventory Management
Management of inventory including inputs and outputs.Quality Control
The process of detecting and correcting mistakes.Quality Assurance
The end-to-end process of managing quality from materials to the customer. For example, a process that improves the design of a product that customers perceive as poor quality.Efficiency
Eliminating waste to improve the efficiency of processes. In many cases, production processes are highly optimized to reduce wasted labor, capital, materials, energy and time.Automation
Putting systems and machines in place to improve efficiency, quality or to meet other objectives such as safety.Labor
Supervision of staff, labor relations, performance management and workplace health and safety.Compliance
Compliance to laws, regulations and standards.Sustainability
Processes to reduce damage to the environment.Product Development
Developing production processes for new products and services.Sales & Operations Planning
Working with marketing teams to forecast demand and schedule production.Distribution
The process of order management and logistics to deliver products and services to customers.| Overview: Production Management | ||
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Definition | The direction and control of processes that produce products and services. | |
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