Chapter 09 – Production and Operations Management of Goods and Services
9-8
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Production
and
Operations
Management
CHAPTER 9
PPT 9-2
Learning Objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
9-2
1. Describe the current state of U.S. manufacturing and
what manufacturers have done to become more
competitive.
2. Describe the evolution from production to operations
management.
3. Identify various production processes and describe
techniques that improve productivity, including
computer-aided design and manufacturing, flexible
manufacturing, lean manufacturing and mass
customization.
PPT 9-3
Learning Objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
9-3
4. Describe operations management planning issues
including facility location, facility layout, materials
requirement planning, purchasing, just-in-time
inventory control and quality control.
5. Explain the use of PERT and Gantt charts to control
manufacturing processes.
SHAHID KHAN
Flex-N-Gate
9-4
• Moved from Pakistan to the
U.S. at the age of 16.
• After college, he got a job
overseeing Flex-N-Gate.
• Bought the company after two
years and refined the
production process
• Now the company brings in
over $3 billion in sales each
year.
PPT 9-5
Name That Company
NAME that COMPANY
9-5
Operations management in this hotel company
includes restaurants that offer the finest in
service, elevators that run smoothly, and a front
desk that processes people quickly. It may
include fresh-cut flowers in the lobbies and
dishes of fruit in every room.
Name that company!
PPT 9-6
Manufacturing in the U.S.
MANUFACTURING in the U.S.
9-6
LO 9-1
• Some areas in the U.S.
are experiencing
economic growth while
others are declining.
• Manufacturing in the
U.S. is so productive
fewer workers are
needed.
PPT 9-7
What’s Made in the USA?
WHAT’S MADE in the USA?
Leading U.S. Manufactured Goods
9-7
Products Value Number of Employees
Chemicals – Pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, soaps, paints, fertilizers $250 Billion 830,000 Americans
Transportation Equipment –
Cars, planes, trains, ships $195 Billion Over 1.4 Million
Americans
Processed Foods, Beverages
and Tobacco – Cookies, coffee,
cigarettes, prepared meals
$175 Billion 1.7 Million Americans
Computers and Electronics –
Computers and communication
equipment
$146 Billion 1.2 Million Americans
LO 9-1
Source: Parade Magazine, www.parade.com, accessed November 201 4.
lecture enhancer 9-1
AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
GROWS AT RECORD PACE
American manufacturing will likely never return to its hey-
day but we are still seeing growth in the sector. (See the
complete lecture enhancer on page 9.67 of this manual.)
lecture enhancer 9-2
MANUFACTURERS MAKE DO WITH
OLD EQUIPMENT
Much is said about the high-tech machines that manufactur-
ers use. Some companies, like Alcoa, also believe in updat-
ing old equipment. (See the complete lecture enhancer on
page 9.67 of this manual.)