The Operations Management are presented into the general scheme of the supply chain. After this introduction, the main concepts of the production are defined and different tools and frames of reference are explained in order to enable a rational and structured approach of the operations management.
Using a simple guiding example, the basis of the production management are explained more in details:
· The master data
· The production orders
· The different cost calculations and the relationship between the production and the controlling
· The different levels of planning their complementarity
· The MRP and the direct link with the stock management and the purchasing process
· The stock management process
· The purchasing cycle and the management of the suppliers' relations
Introducing the Lean Manufacturing, different tools and operations models are described: Value Stream Mapping, 6 sigma, just-in-time, pushed and pull production, Kanban, OPT '
The basics of the maintenance operations management are then presented, including the maintenance master data (functional hierarchy, equipment, maintenance plan) and the general maintenance process.
All the concepts and notions are used to explain how to build an operations management system based on the business processes and the ISA95 multilevel model.
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