Think ahead
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 439.
Key terms
Before you read
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS PROCESS
READING II
Match up the words on the left with the definitions on the right.
| 1) lead time | a) the placement of departments, workstations, machines and so on in a factory |
| 2) facility | b) the people employed in an organisation |
| 3) layout | c) the time needed to manufacture or deliver a product |
| 4) personnel | d) the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones |
| 5) output | e) the sum of money for which anything is bought or sold; the cost at which anything is obtained |
| 6) price | f) a factory or plant in which production is carried out |
| 7) cost | g) the amount produced, as in a given period |
| 8) research and development (R&D) | e) the price paid or required for acquiring, producing, or maintaining something, usually measured in money, time, or energy; expense or expenditure; outlay |
1. What do you think the objectives of a production department are?
2. When organising a manufacturing process, what would you take into consideration in order to maximise production?
3. What particular skills do production and operations managers require?
Text 2.2Read the text and name three steps of the production and operations process. Then scan it for detailed understanding.
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