MANAGING THE PRODUCTION CONTROL FUNCTION

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• Narayana Rao

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 A good habit to form is the preparation of a daily "to do" list.

 

Production control manager has to set aside some time each day to visit major or critical production areas in the plant.

System Development and Improvement

 

While firefighting is important, and his department people are doing it, production control manager has to come out with measures which prevent fires in the future. He needs to  come out with system modifications that avoid fires.

 

Training his department people.

 

Training others in the routine of production control. He must volunteer to be a part of induction programs for new recruits.

 

 

 

Reference

 

Plossl G.W., and O.W. Wight, Production and Inventory Control, Prentice Hall, 1967

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Narayana Rao - 05 Nov 2011

Substance?

Where's the article? What's the point? This is no article worth reading because there is no article.

Anonymous - 21 Mar 2011

Thank you Mr. Stallard. I am yet to add any material. But your comment reminds me to do something.

Narayana Rao - 21 Mar 2011

I appreciate your comment. What is the point? The issues in management of the production control department. It is generally not an issue discussed in books. Plossl and White spent a paragraph on the issue. Persons like you, interested in the topic can add a point or two and develop the topic. My interest probably is to create an article for managing each and every management-subject related section or department in a company and develop some content. Well when readymade things are not available the process is difficult and requires time and sometimes it is frustrating. But our mutual enthusiasm to challenge each other could hasten that process.

Your comment prompted me to think about the issue once again. Even though I have not added anything at this moment, I shall come back and add some thing more.

Thanking you once again and inviting to add something that you have in mind.

Narayana Rao - 05 Jan 2009