Manufacturing Production and Operations Management

Production and operations management is the process of turning an organization’s resources into goods and services. Production management relates to the activities around creating products. Operations management has to do with the production and delivery of products and services. Both are guided by a set of policies that are well-defined, controlled and easy to repeat.

Given the growing complexity of manufacturing operations with the large amounts of data companies collect and process, automating manufacturing operations management is not only helpful, it’s necessary for keeping pace with the fast-moving manufacturing industry.When business units are isolated and communication is random and disconnected, they often experience production delays and wasted resources from misaligned supply chain management. For example, if a production process changes, the modifications often need to be approved, tested, documented, and reported. To prevent prolonged production delays, the people involved need immediate access to the most current data in order to make the necessary changes and quickly distribute the required documentation and reports.