FIRE UP PRODUCTION Flashcards
Improving productivity can be achieved in 2 ways
- By reducing inputs while output remains constant
- By increasing output while input remain constant
machinery, tools, and building humans use
to produce goods
Capital
combines the other factors to
produce goods
Entrepreneurship
any natural resource used to produce goods
(renewable/nonrenewable)
Land
the effort that people contribute to the
production of goods and services
Labor
Production Resources
- Financial Resources
- Human Resources
- Informal Resources
- Material Resources
Four Phases of Production
- Operation
- Assembly
- Finishing
- Inspection
refers to operating expenses like salaries, cost of raw
materials, office supplies, Bills for water, telephone, or electric.
Variable Cost
Four Stages of Product Lifecycle
Introductory Stage
Growth Stage
Maturity Stage
Decline Stage
. This is the stage when new
products are launched in to the market.
Introductory Stage
This is stage is characterized when the market has accepted the product and sales begin to
increase.
Growth Stage
Consumer are already tested the
product this is time when sales of the product will
reach their peak.
Maturity Stage
This stage comes sooner if nothing
has been done to innovate the product
- Decline Stage
Considerations for Production
- Production Strategy
- Raw Materials to be used
- Production Technology
- Process Operation
- Manpower Requirement
- Location
- Plant Layout
- Product Quality
refers to the ability of a product, whether tangible or
intangible, to consistently meet and exceed customer
requirements or expectations.
Quality
an approach that evaluates the
financial return of investments in quality.
Return of Quality (ROQ)
Cost Associated with Quality
Appraisal Cost
Prevention Cost
Failure Cost