BUSN 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Manufacturing Resource Planning, Production Control, Material Requirements Planning

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUSN 1101
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Chapter 11: operations management in manufacturing and service industries. Operation manager oversees the process of converting materials, labor, money, and info into goods/services as efficiently as possible. Operation management (om) involved in activities of turning an idea into a product. Production planning: determining quantity of goods, where they will be produced, and how the facilities will be laid out. Production control: scheduling and monitoring activities that make up the production process. Also oversee purchasing raw materials and handling of inventories. Quality control: ensure the goods produced are according to specifications and quality is maintained. Production-method decisions: goals/customers inventives such as tax breaks) 4 common types of layouts: process, product, cellular, and fixed position. Company will interact with customer to find out what the customer wants and then using efficient production methods, they will hold down the costs (ex. Goods in process(goods not yet finished) move from one workstation to another.