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Production Management

Objectives:

*      know how to identify and solve problems relating to production

*      appreciate the importance to the success of the company

*      maximize utilization of production resources

*      enhance the productivity and quality

Main topics include:

*      Determining production strategy

*      Production system

*      Plant location layout

*      Managing costs in production

*      Inventory management (Pareto Analysis; Economic Ordering Quantity (EOQ), Ordering System)

*      Activity Scheduling  - Material Requirement Planning (MRP); Just In Time (JIT)

*      Human factors in production management

*      Project management ?Gantt chart, critical path analysis; PERT

*      Performance measurement and monitoring (e.g. quality, speed, dependability, flexibility, and costs)