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Production Planning and Control
Ferry C. Pascual, Alden D. Malaca, Crisanto R. Narsing Jr.
I. Rationale Production planning and control is a tool available to the management to achieve the stated objectives. Thus, a production system is encompassed by the four factors. i.e., quantity, quality, cost and time. Production planning starts with the analysis of the given data, i.e., demand for products, delivery schedule etc., and on the basis of the information available, a scheme of utilisation of firms resources like machines, materials and men are worked out to obtain the target in the most economical way.
II. Objectives
To plan production facilities in the best possible manner along with the proper systematic planning of production activities and to provide men, machines, materials etc. of right quality, quantity and also providing them at the right time forms a very important factor.
III. Pre-Test
Based on your perception, how would you define production planning and control?
Identify the factors affecting production planning and control.
Does PPC have an important role in the operation and management of a company?
IV. Learning Cell
Production planning and control can be defined as the “direction and coordination of firms’ resources towards attaining the prefixed goals.” Production planning and control helps to achieve uninterrupted flow of materials through production line by making available the materials at right time and required quantity.
Need for Production Planning and Control
Effective utilisation of firms’ resources.
To achieve the production objectives with respect to quality, quantity, cost and timeliness of delivery.
To obtain the uninterrupted production flow in order to meet customers varied demand with respect to quality and committed delivery schedule. To help the company to supply good quality products to the customer on the continuous basis at competitive rates.
Production control reviews the progress of the work,
Ferry C. Pascual, Alden D. Malaca, Crisanto R. Narsing Jr.
I. Rationale Production planning and control is a tool available to the management to achieve the stated objectives. Thus, a production system is encompassed by the four factors. i.e., quantity, quality, cost and time. Production planning starts with the analysis of the given data, i.e., demand for products, delivery schedule etc., and on the basis of the information available, a scheme of utilisation of firms resources like machines, materials and men are worked out to obtain the target in the most economical way.
II. Objectives
To plan production facilities in the best possible manner along with the proper systematic planning of production activities and to provide men, machines, materials etc. of right quality, quantity and also providing them at the right time forms a very important factor.
III. Pre-Test
Based on your perception, how would you define production planning and control?
Identify the factors affecting production planning and control.
Does PPC have an important role in the operation and management of a company?
IV. Learning Cell
Production planning and control can be defined as the “direction and coordination of firms’ resources towards attaining the prefixed goals.” Production planning and control helps to achieve uninterrupted flow of materials through production line by making available the materials at right time and required quantity.
Need for Production Planning and Control
Effective utilisation of firms’ resources.
To achieve the production objectives with respect to quality, quantity, cost and timeliness of delivery.
To obtain the uninterrupted production flow in order to meet customers varied demand with respect to quality and committed delivery schedule. To help the company to supply good quality products to the customer on the continuous basis at competitive rates.
Production control reviews the progress of the work,