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UNIT 13
Production Control
CONTENTS
Unit summary
Learning tools
The RADAR question
The 6-Point Structure
Texts
13.1 Prepare production and shipping plans
13.2 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part One
13.3 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part Two
13.4 Deal with fluctuations in production
13.5 Plan and maintain inventories
13.6 Inspect finished products, deal with abnormalities and seek continuous improvement
Test
Relationship with ISO
Unit summary
Production control is the management of the production processes to ensure that the company produces goods of the quality that the market wants, in the right quantity, and ready for delivery at the right time - and that it continues to improve the efficiency with which it does so. The six texts of this unit present the key actions to take to achieve these goals:
13.1 Prepare production and shipping plans
There are three key plans that the production department must prepare in order to have effective production control:
a. An annual production plan, based on the sales plan.
b. A daily or monthly production plan.
c. A shipping plan.
The daily or monthly plan is essential to ensure that production follows the annual plan. The shipping plan ensures that products are delivered from the production site to the delivery site on time
13.2 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part One
When the monthly production plan has been agreed, there are several important actions to take to ensure that production keeps to this plan. Four are dealt with in this text and three in Text 13.3:
a. Organise your production line in the best possible way.
b. Set and keep to standard times.
c. Know your production capacity.
d. Manage each process
13.3 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part Two
The further three actions that you can take, in addition to those in Text 13.2, to ensure that your production keeps to the production plan
Production Control
CONTENTS
Unit summary
Learning tools
The RADAR question
The 6-Point Structure
Texts
13.1 Prepare production and shipping plans
13.2 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part One
13.3 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part Two
13.4 Deal with fluctuations in production
13.5 Plan and maintain inventories
13.6 Inspect finished products, deal with abnormalities and seek continuous improvement
Test
Relationship with ISO
Unit summary
Production control is the management of the production processes to ensure that the company produces goods of the quality that the market wants, in the right quantity, and ready for delivery at the right time - and that it continues to improve the efficiency with which it does so. The six texts of this unit present the key actions to take to achieve these goals:
13.1 Prepare production and shipping plans
There are three key plans that the production department must prepare in order to have effective production control:
a. An annual production plan, based on the sales plan.
b. A daily or monthly production plan.
c. A shipping plan.
The daily or monthly plan is essential to ensure that production follows the annual plan. The shipping plan ensures that products are delivered from the production site to the delivery site on time
13.2 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part One
When the monthly production plan has been agreed, there are several important actions to take to ensure that production keeps to this plan. Four are dealt with in this text and three in Text 13.3:
a. Organise your production line in the best possible way.
b. Set and keep to standard times.
c. Know your production capacity.
d. Manage each process
13.3 Ensure that production keeps to plan – Part Two
The further three actions that you can take, in addition to those in Text 13.2, to ensure that your production keeps to the production plan