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                              B U S I N E S S   R E C O R D   M A N A G E M E N T


                   P R O D U C T I O N   M A N A G E M E N T



                                     M A N A G E M E N T   I N   A C T I O N






                 PRODUCTION
                 Production  management  deals  with                    The importance of production

                 converting  raw  materials  into  finished           management to the business firm
                 goods or products. It brings together the               to accomplishment of firm's
                 6M's  i.e.  men,  money,  machines,                                 objective

                 materials,  methods  and  markets  to
                 satisfy the wants of the people. The main           Production management helps the
                 objective  of  production  management  is           business  firm  to  achieve  all  its
                 to  produce  goods  and  services  of  the          objectives.  It  produces  product

                 right quality, right quantity, at the right         which satisfy the customers' needs
                 tme and at minimum cost. It also tries to           and  wants.  So,  the  firm  will
                 improve  the  efficiency.  An  efficient            increase its sales. This will help it
                 organisation  can  face  competition                to      achieve        its     objectives.

                 effectively.  Production  management                Reputation,  goodwill  and  Image:
                 ensures  full  or  optimum  utilisation  of         Production management helps the
                 available production capacity.                      firm  to  satisfy  its  customers.  This
                                                                     increases  the  firm  reputation,

                                                                     goodwill and image. A good image
                                                                     helps the firm to expand and grow.

                                                                     Helps to introduce new products

                                                                     Production  management  helps  to
                                                                     introduce  new  products  in  the

                                                                     market.  It  conducts  Research  and
                                                                     development (R&D). This helps the

                                                                     firm to develop newer and better-
                                                                     quality  products.  These  products
                                                                     are  successful  in  the  market

                                                                     because  they  give  full  satisfaction
                                                                     to  the  customers.  Supports  other
                                                                     functional         areas        in       an

                                                                     organisation,  such  as  marketing,
                                                                     finance, and personnel.
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