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Production Control: Process, Types and Best Practices

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Once the production line is in action, managers need to keep a close eye on what’s happening to ensure they’re meeting the production schedule and delivering goods on time to retailers. Let’s look into what production control is, what a production controller does and explore the process of production control.

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The Manufacturing Process: Steps & Types

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By that, we mean that the product started as an idea, was created using materials and labor and was transported to the retail location in which it can be purchased. The steps to getting the product to you is the manufacturing process. The manufacturing process is often taken for granted, but not by manufacturers. There are many.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

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Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. Even if you aren’t using a formal lifecycle or specific methodology, you’ll still be planning, executing, controlling, and monitoring tasks in order to meet objectives – that’s project management. Projects change the business. Operations run the business.

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Industrial Construction: Examples of Industrial Projects

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For example, commercial construction can be classified into three subcategories of retail, office, multifamily and industrial construction. It needs to support heavy equipment and must meet industry-specific requirements that require special permitting and occupancy requirements. The permitting process is also different.

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Production vs. Manufacturing: Key Differences

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Production is a process that’s used to turn things into products or goods. Learn more Production is made up of planning, scheduling and controlling the allocation of resources, both human and nonhuman, but also facilities where production will occur as well as the machinery and processes used to deliver the finished product.

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Production Scheduling Basics: Creating a Production Schedule

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Then we’ll explain what to consider in production scheduling and explain how the process can benefit your projects. A production schedule is a plan that helps facilitate the process of delivering products to customers and the marketplace. Manufacturers need to address production scheduling before they begin the manufacturing process.

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Free Schedule Template for Google Sheets: Manage Schedules Online

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But schedules can be used for other purposes, such as measuring the total hours your employees work each week for payroll processing or as a workload analysis tool. Then set a baseline and you’ll be able to track your planned progress and costs against your actual progress and cost to help you stay on schedule and meet your budget.