Week 7 Production and Operation.pptVIP

Week7 Production and Operations Objectives: To gain a general understanding of what is Production and Operations To know different vocabulary used to talk about Production and Operations of a company Production, operations manufacturing Production: two examples The new model won’t go into production before being tested. We need to increase the volume of production. Production the process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities. the amount of goods manufactured or grown by a company or country. Manufacture: Examples They manufacture a sort of plastics known as thermoplastics. We import foreign manufactured goods. Our supervisor in workshop is very good at the manufacture of mobiles. GM has a long history of car manufacture. Manufacture Verb: make something in a factory, usually in large quantities. Noun: the work involved in making a product manufacture of sth. Manufacturing Manufacturer Manufacturing: all the processes involved in making a product. Manufacturer: a business or company which makes goods in large quantities to sell. Car manufacturer Manufacturing facility (more formal word for a factory) Operations: The work, activities done by a business, organization etc. or the process of doing this work CEO is fully responsible for the daily operations of a company. Many big companies have reported their loss during the first season of operation. The nature of the production process Exercise: Do the exercises in the hand-out.You have only 10 minutes to go. Plant Location What factors we need take into consideration? Customer Location Source of Raw Materials Labor Supply Power and Water Community consideration Process Manufacturing Assembly Process The former means physically or chemically changes materials. While the latter refers to the process of putting different components and spare parts together to make a finished product. Materials Management Materials: inputs to production or manufactu