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identifywhetherafirmproducesproductsorservices,itneedsaproductionprocess(alsocalledconversionprocess),oraseriesoftasksinwhichresourcesareusedtoproduceaproductorservice.
manypossibleproductionprocessescanachievetheproductionofaspecificproduct.thus,effectiveproductionmanagement(or
2、operationsmanagement)aimsatdevelopinganefficient(relativelylow-cost)andhigh-qualityproductionprocessforproducingspecificproductsandservices.themainresourcesthatfirmsusefortheproductionprocessarehumanresources(employees),materials,andotherresources(suchasbuildings,machinery,andequipment)firmsthatprod
3、uceproductstendtousemorematerialsandequipmentintheirproductionprocess.firmsthatproduceservices(suchasinternetfirms)usemoreemployeesandinformationtechnology.
humanresourcesfirmsmustidentifythetypeofemployeesneededforproduction.skilledlaborisnecessaryforsomeformsofproduction,butunskilledlaborcan
4、beusedforotherforms.theoperatingexpensesinvolvedinhiringhumanresourcesaredependentbothonthenumberofemployeesandontheirskilllevels.(putdifferentpeopleintheappropriatestation)
materialsthematerialsusedintheproductionprocessarenormallytransformedbythefirm’shumanresourcesintoafinalproduct.suchasru
5、bber,steel,paper.thenumberandthequalityisveryimportantbecauseitattachestothecost.
otherresourcesabuildingisneededformostformsofproduction.manufacturersusefactoriesandoffices.servicefirmsuseoffices.rentthebuildings
lastbutnotleastcombiningtheresourcesforproductionmanagersattempttoutilizet
6、heresourcesjustdescribedinamannerthatachievesproductionatalowcost.theycombinethevariousresourceswiththeuseofworkstationsandassemblylines.aworkstationisanareainwhichoneormoreemployeesareassignedaspecifictask.aworkstationmayrequiremachineryandequipmentaswellasemployees.andanassemblylineconsistsofasequ
7、enceofworkstationsinwhicheachworkstationisdesignedtocoverspecificphasesoftheproductionprocess.employeesusebuildings,machinery,andequipmenttoconvertmaterialsintoaproductorservice.
mostproductionprocessesaremoreefficientwhendifferentemployeesareassigneddifferenttasks.inthisway,employeescanutilizetheiruniquetypesofexpertisetospecializeinwhattheydobest.
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