Production management refers to the comprehensive management activities of planning, organizing and controlling production activities. Its contents include production planning, production organization , and production control and overall planning. The management of only one or both of them is regarded as part of the production management .
The purpose of production management is to efficiently produce high- quality products in a specified amount within a specified period . But it must be noted that production management is a means for an enterprise to achieve its goals, not an end.
Production management focuses on:
The production organization work is to select the factory site, arrange the factory, organize the production line, implement the labor quota and labor organization, and set up the production management system.
Production planning is the preparation of production plans, production technology preparation plans and production operation plans.
Production control is the control of production schedule, production inventory, production quality and production cost.