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Concept of Production
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Production system
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Production Management
OPERATION MANAGEMENT
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Framework
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Objective
Location of facilities
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Product Design
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Process Design
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Quality Control
INTRODUCTION
OF
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
Production/operations management is the process, which combines and
transforms various resources used in the production/operations subsystem of the
organization into value added product/services in a controlled manner as per the
policies of the organization. Therefore, it is that part of an organization, which is
concerned with the transformation of a range of inputs into the required
(products/services) having the requisite quality level.
The set of interrelated management activities, which are involved in
manufacturing certain products, is called as production management. If the same
concept is extended to services management, then the corresponding set of
management activities is called as operations management.
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CONCEPT OF PRODUCTION
Production is defined as the step-by-step conversion of one form of
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PRODUCTION SYSTEM
The production system of an organization is that part, which produces
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3. Highly skilled operators who can take up each job as a challenge because
of uniqueness.
4. Large inventory of materials, tools, parts.
5. Detailed planning is essential for sequencing the requirements of each
product, capacities for each work centre and order priorities.
Advantages :
Following are the advantages of job shop production:
1. Because of general purpose machines and facilities variety of products
can be produced.
2. Operators will become more skilled and competent, as each job gives
them learning opportunities.
3. Full potential of operators can be utilised.
4. Opportunity exists for creative methods and innovative ideas.
Limitations :
Following are the limitations of job shop production:
1. Higher cost due to frequent set up changes.
2. Higher level of inventory at all levels and hence higher inventory cost.
3. Production planning is complicated.
4. Larger space requirements.
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BATCH PRODUCTION
order production.
Advantages :
Following are the advantages of batch production:
1. Better utilisation of plant and machinery.
2. Promotes functional specialisation.
3. Cost per unit is lower as compared to job order production.
4. Lower investment in plant and machinery.
5. Flexibility to accommodate and process number of products.
6. Job satisfaction exists for operators.
Limitations :
Following are the limitations of batch production:
1. Material handling is complex because of irregular and longer flows.
2. Production planning and control is complex.
3. Work in process inventory is higher compared to continuous production.
4. Higher set up costs due to frequent changes in set up.
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MASS PRODUCTION
CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION
automatic.
5. Person with limited skills can be used on the production line.
6. Unit cost is lower due to high volume of production.
Limitations :
Following are the limitations of continuous production:
1. Flexibility to accommodate and process number of products does not
exist.
2. Very high investment for setting flow lines.
3. Product differentiation is limited.
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PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
3. RIGHT TIME
Timeliness of delivery is one of the important parameter to judge the effectiveness
of production department. So, the production department has to make the optimal
utilization of input resources to achieve its objective.
4. RIGHT MANUFACTURING COST
Manufacturing costs are established before the product is actually manufactured.
Hence, all attempts should be made to produce the products at pre-established cost, so as
to reduce the variation between actual and the standard (pre-established) cost.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
They determine the activities required to achieve the goals and assign authority and
responsibility for carrying them out.
CONTROLLING
Activities that assure the actual performance in accordance with planned
performance. To ensure that the plans for the operations subsystems are accomplished,
the operations manager must exercise control by measuring actual outputs and comparing
them to planned operations management. Controlling costs, quality, and schedules are the
important functions here.
BEHAVIOUR
Operation managers are concerned with how their efforts to plan, organize, and
control affect human behaviour. They also want to know how the behaviour of
subordinates can affect managements planning, organizing, and controlling actions.
Their interest lies in decision-making behaviour.
MODELS
As operation managers plan, organise, and control the conversion process, they
encounter many problems and must make many decisions. They can simplify their
difficulties using models like aggregate planning models for examining how best to use
existing capacity in short-term, break even analysis to identify break even volumes,
linear programming and computer simulation for capacity utilisation, decision tree
analysis for long-term capacity problem of facility expansion, simple median model for
determining best locations of facilities etc.
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OBJECTIVES :
CUSTOMER SERVICE
The first objective of operating systems is the customer serivce to the
satisfaction of customer wants. Therefore, customer service is a key objective of
operations management. The operating system must provide something to a
specification which can satisfy the customer in terms of cost and timing. Thus,
primary objective can be satisfied by providing the right thing at a right price
at the right time. These aspects of customer servicespecification, cost and
timingare described for four functions.
Generally an organization will aim reliably and consistently to achieve
certain standards and operations manager will be influential in attempting to
achieve these standards. Hence, this objective will influence the operations
managers decisions to achieve the required customer service.
RESOURCE UTILISATION :
Another major objective of operating systems is to utilise resources for the
satisfaction of customer wants effectively, i.e., customer service must be provided
with the achievement of effective operations through efficient use of resources.
Inefficient use of resources or inadequate customer service leads to commercial
failure of an operating system.
Operations management is concerned essentially with the utilisation of
resources, i.e., obtaining maximum effect from resources or minimising their loss,
under utilisation or waste. The extent of the utilisation of the resources potential
might be expressed in terms of the proportion of available time used or occupied,
space utilisation, levels of activity, etc. Each measure indicates the extent to which
the potential or capacity of such resources is utilised. This is referred as the
objective of resource utilisation.
Operations management is also concerned with the achievement of both
satisfactory customer service and resource utilisation. An improvement in one will
often give rise to deterioration in the other. Often both cannot be maximised, and
SCOPE OF PRODUCTION
AND
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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LOCATION OF FACILITIES
Location of facilities for operations is a long-term capacity decision which
involves a long term commitment about the geographically static factors that affect
a business organization. It is an important strategic level decision-making for an
organization. It deals with the questions such aswhere our main operations should
be based?
The selection of location is a key-decision as large investment is made in
building plant and machinery. An improper location of plant may lead to waste of
all the investments made in plant and machinery equipments. Hence, location of
plant should be based on the companys expansion plan and policy, diversification
plan for the products, changing sources of raw materials and many other factors.
The purpose of the location study is to find the optimal location that will results in
the greatest advantage to the organization.
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4. Principle of flow: A good layout is one that makes the materials to move
in forward direction towards the completion stage, i.e., there should not be any
backtracking.
5. Principle of maximum flexibility: The good layout is one that can be
altered without much cost and time, i.e., future requirements should be taken into
account while designing the present layout.
6. Principle of safety, security and satisfaction: A good layout is one that
gives due consideration to workers safety and satisfaction and safeguards the plant
and machinery against fire, theft, etc.
7. Principle of minimum handling: A good layout is one that reduces the
material handling to the minimum
CLASSIFICATION OF LAYOUT :
1. PROCESS LAYOUT
2. PRODUCT LAYOUT
3. COMBINATION LAYOUT
5. GROUP LAYOUT
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PRODUCT DESIGN
Product design deals with conversion of ideas into reality. Every business
organization have to design, develop and introduce new products as a survival and
growth strategy. Developing the new products and launching them in the market is
the biggest challenge faced by the organizations.
The entire process of need identification to physical manufactures of
product involves three functions: marketing, product development, manufacturing.
Product development translates the needs of customers given by marketing into
technical specifications and designing the various features into the product to these
specifications. Manufacturing has the responsibility of selecting the processes by
which the product can be manufactured. Product design and development provides
link between marketing, customer needs and expectations and the activities
required to manufacture the product.
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PROCESS DESIGN
Process design is a macroscopic decision-making of an overall process route
for converting the raw material into finished goods. These decisions encompass the
selection of a process, choice of technology, process flow analysis and layout of
the facilities. Hence, the important decisions in process design are to analyse the
workflow for converting raw material into finished product and to select the
workstation for each included in the workflow.
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QUALITY CONTROL
Quality Control (QC) may be defined as a system that is used to maintain a
the entire collection of activities which ensures that the operation will produce the
optimum quality products at minimum cost.
The main objectives of quality control are:
1. To improve the companies income by making the production more acceptable
to the customers i.e., by providing long life, greater usefulness, maintainability,
etc.
2. To reduce companies cost through reduction of losses due to defects.
3. To achieve interchangeability of manufacture in large scale production.
4. To produce optimal quality at reduced price.
5. To ensure satisfaction of customers with productions or services or high quality
level, to build customer goodwill, confidence and reputation of manufacturer.
6. To make inspection prompt to ensure quality control.
7. To check the variation during manufacturing.
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MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
12. Equipment selection principle: Consider all aspect of material, move and
method to be utilised.
13. Dead weight principle: Reduce the ratio of dead weight to pay load in mobile
equipment.
14. Motion principle: Equipment designed to transport material should be kept in
motion.
15. Idle time principle: Reduce idle time/unproductive time of both MH
equipment and man power.
16. Maintenance principle: Plan for preventive maintenance or scheduled repair of
all handling equipment.
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MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
In modern industry, equipment and machinery are a very important part of
the total productive effort. Therefore, their idleness or downtime becomes are very
expensive. Hence, it is very important that the plant machinery should be properly
maintained.
The main objectives of maintenance management are:
1. To achieve minimum breakdown and to keep the plant in good working
condition at the lowest possible cost.
2. To keep the machines and other facilities in such a condition that permits them
to be used at their optimal capacity without interruption.
3. To ensure the availability of the machines, buildings and services required by
other sections of the factory for the performance of their functions at optimal
return on investment.
TYPES OF MAINTENANCE :
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Advantages
1. Involves low cost investment for maintenance.
2. Less staff is required.
Disadvantages
1. Increased cost due to unplanned downtime of equipment.
2. Increased labour cost, especially if overtime is needed.
3. Cost involved with repair or replacement of equipment.
4. Possible secondary equipment or process damage from equipment failure.
5. Inefficient use of staff resources.
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Preventive Maintenance :
Advantages
1. Cost effective in many capital intensive processes.
2. Flexibility allows for the adjustment of maintenance periodicity.
3. Increased component life cycle.
4. Energy savings.
5. Reduced equipment or process failure.
6. Estimated 12% to 18% cost savings over reactive maintenance program.
Disadvantages
1. Catastrophic failures still likely to occur.
2. Labour intensive.
3. Includes performance of unneeded maintenance.
4. Potential for incidental damage to components in conducting unneeded
maintenance.
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Predictive Maintenance :
Advantages
1. Increased component operational life/availability.
2. Allows for pre-emptive corrective actions.
3. Decrease in equipment or process downtime.
4. Decrease in costs for parts and labour.
5. Better product quality.
6. Improved worker and environmental safety.
7. Improved worker moral.
8. Energy savings.
9. Estimated 8% to 12% cost savings over preventive maintenance program.
Disadvantages
1. Increased investment in diagnostic equipment.
2. Increased investment in staff training.
3. Savings potential not readily seen by management.
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