The group of managerial affairs in connection with planning, organizing, leading and controlling of operational affairs of an organization is known as operations management.
Tasks of Operations management
Production engineering
Production planning
Purchasing
Production controlling
Research & development
Importance of Research & development
To upgrade the quality of product
To enhance the efficiency of the production process
To minimize the cost of production
To introduce new goods and services
To minimize the wastage
To satisfy the consumer in a better way
Transformation Process
Conversion of inputs in to outputs is known as the transformation process.
Production Methods
Production methods can be classified as follows:
Job production
Batch production
Flow production
Operational Layout Planning
Planning of job/ work centres, materials, machines, equipments and supporting services etc in order to make an efficient process of production is known as the operational layout planning.
Importantance Layout plan
Enhancing of efficiency in using materials and machines
Ability to get the maximum use of the space available
Ability to minimize the cost of using materials
Minimising the possible barriers in moving the materials and employees
Minimising the accidents
Easy to communicate, co-ordinate and supervise
Enhancing the moral of the employees
Types of operational layout plans
Process layout
Product layout
Cellular layout
Fixed-position layout
Quality
The ability of a good or a service to satisfy the consumer needs and wants is known as quality.
The quality of a product is a collection of certain elements such as:
