by (1) Production control:
Production planning cannot be properly achieved without an effective system of production control. It is in fact concerned with successful implementation of production planning. It aims at completing production well in time and also with lesser costs. A proper system of production control ensures continuous production, lesser work-in-progress and minimisation of wastages.
(2) Production planning:
Production planning is the first function performed by the production manager.
Production planning is concerned with thinking in advance what is to be produced, how it is to be produced and by what time should it be produced. It is concerned with deciding about the production targets to be achieved by keeping in view the sales forecasts.
(3) Quality control:
The production manager is also concerned with maintaining required quality of the product. Quality control is concerned with controlling the negative variables which affect the ultimate quality of a product. It is concerned with use of all the ways and means where by quality standards could be maintained.
(4) Inventory control:
The next important function to be carried by a production manager is to exercise proper control over the inventory. He should determine economic order size, maximum, minimum, average and danger levels of materials so that problems of overstocking and understocking do not arise. This also helps in minimising wastages of materials.
(5) Method analysis:
There are many alternative methods for manufacturing a product. Some methods are more economical than others. The production manager should study all the methods in detail by analysing them in detail and select the best alternative out of them. The process of selecting the best alternative is known as methods of analysis.
Methods of analysis are considerably helpful in minimising the cost of production and improving productivity of the concern.
(6) Plant layout:
Plant layout is primarily concerned with the internal set up of an enterprise in a proper manner. It is related to orderly and proper arrangement and use of available resources viz., men, money, machines, materials and methods of production inside the factory. In other words it is concerned with maximum and effective utilisation of available resources at minimum operating costs.
(7) Work measurement:
Work measurement methods are concerned with measuring the level of performance of work by a worker. Time and motion studies techniques can be used for work measurement. If a worker works below the level fixed by work-measurement techniques, his performance must be improved through positive or negative incentives.
