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OPERATIONS SYSTEM
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The part of the organisation that produces goods or services by transforming inputs into outputs.
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INPUTS
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The resources an organisation uses to produce its goods and services.
Example; Time and Money |
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OUTPUTS
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The finished products or services offered by the organisation.
Example; T-shirt |
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MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
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The strategy involved in the planning, organising and controlling of the materials (inputs) used in the operaitions system.
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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The management of the production process to ensure that the outputs produced are constantly reliable and durable.
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PRODUCT LAYOUT
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A layout in which goods are moved from workstation to workstation in a sequential order.
Example; Carlton brewery |
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PROCESS LAYOUT
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The layout of a facility in which the equiptment and work centers are arranged according to similarity of function.
Example; Hospital |
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FIXED POSTION LAYOUT
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A layout in which the product remains in one location and the workers and machinery come to it.
Example; Building firm |
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MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
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Plan of what will be produced when it will be produced and the quantity in which it will be produced.
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JUST-IN-TIME METHOD
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An inventory control approach that focuses on materials arriving just as they require in the production process.
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QUALITY CONTROL
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The process of inspecting and manintaning the quality of a good or service at regualr intervals during production.
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COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
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The use of computers and software to prepare product designs, which can then be reviewed and examined without the need of a prototype.
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