Note-taking Guide – Global Production Management

  1. ______- turning raw materials into finished ______goods.
  2. Resources
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. ______
  7. Economic Utility
  8. ______- turning raw materials into product (______)
  9. ______- putting the product out at a ______convenient for ______
  10. ______- having the product ______to customers where they can ______purchase it
  11. ______- giving ______about the product to customers so they can know about it and make a ______
  12. (utility means usefulness in economic terms)
  13. Operations Management
  14. ______- designing & ______a ______system
  15. ______- to produce a good or service at the ______possible cost while maintaining the highest possible ______.
  16. ______- determining how much to produce (usually by looking at past ______, current ______and ______conditions)
  17. ______- determining the ______frame for ______the product
  18. Taking into consideration ______material availability, human ______and ______availability
  19. Inventory Control
  20. ______- keeping up with the ______of raw materials and finished goods that are on hand (in inventory)
  21. ______(JIT) Inventory Control – company works closely with ______so they only ______materials when they are ______in the production process. This keeps inventory ______low.
  1. Production Methods Around the World
  2. ______- ______labor is the main method
  3. Quilt making, craftsmen, mining gold
  4. ______- ______perform the work
  5. Refining oil, making plastic, spinning cotton
  6. ______- ______control ______& perform work
  7. ______(CAM) – computer run equipment
  8. ______(CAD) – designers can create very detailed designs for CAM to use
  9. ______- technology connected with ______, construction & operation of ______
  10. Used in dangerous situations or for difficult or ______work
  11. ______warehouses – using computers and ______to run a warehouse is more ______and faster.
  12. ______(CIM) – computers ______the entire manufacturing process from ______through packaging for ______.
  13. Measuring Production Output
  14. Measured in terms of ______& ______
  15. ______- the amount of work completed in a span of time
  16. ______- measuring goods & services against the product ______.
  17. Productivity
  18. ______work patterns
  19. ______investments
  20. ______inventory control
  21. ______manufacturing – work is ______according to current ______demands – so different ______may be working at different ______based on the demands on them at the ______.
  22. Safety & Health Standards
  23. US worker safety & health standards monitored by ______
  24. Internationally it ______depending on the country & ______requirements and ______.
  25. ______standards (______- Occupational Health & Safety Management System) have been set by several world national ______bodies, ______bodies & ______consultancies.
  26. OSHA ______has been formed by ______, US, ______, Mexico & ______
  27. ______(International Labor Organization) & WHO ( ______) work together to set standards for countries.
  28. Quality Control
  29. ______(TQC) – everyone in the company takes ______for the ______of the product. (Also called ______(TQM)
  30. ______- using ______management - ______teams are formed from ______areas and they meet ______to determine what needs to be done to ______quality
  31. ______teams – teams with people from ______parts of the organization to bring different ______and ______.
  32. Team-Working Skills
  33. Ability to work with others from different ______and ______.
  34. ______to focus on the needs of the ______rather than the ______.
  35. ______and ready to ______leadership roles
  36. ______to participate in group ______and divide work among members of the team
  37. ______for the benefit of the ______of the team
  38. Service Industries
  39. ______portion of U.S. exports are ______(______of GDP)
  40. ______- combine services with ______to better serve customers
  41. ______a product without ever ______with a person

Memory ReedHarrisCountyHigh SchoolJuly 2008