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This text is concerned with the management problems that production specialists must face in their effort to accomplish tasks profitably and effectively. More precisely, it deals with production decisions and controls.
Producing goods is an intricate and complex process. Goods on the shelves, ready to sell, do not just happen. They are the product of much careful thought and planning. They are the result of focusing knowledge and facts on their manufacture, involving the proper use of men, materials and machinery.
In a narrow sense, production management means planning, scheduling and controlling the flow of materials through a plant. In a broader sense, production management is concerned with the coordination of materials, men, methods, machines, and money in manufacturing goods. This text approaches the subject from this broader point of view.
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