Production Planning & Plant Productivity Optimization

_________ is one of the most basic inputs to production planning.

• Product Design

• Product Demand

• Customer

• Supplier

_________ refers to the reviews of the progress of the work, and takes corrective steps in order to ensure that programmed production takes place

• Resource Planning

• Production System

• Production Planning

• Production Control

_________ is the percent of design capacity actually achieved.

• Efficiency

• Utilization

• Productivity

• Effectiveness

_________ is the percent of effective capacity actually achieved.

• Efficiency

• Utilization

• Effectiveness

• Productivity

_________ is the maximum output of the specific product or product mix the system of workers and machines is capable of producing as an integrated whole.

• System capacity

• Design capacity

• Installed Capacity

• Effective Capacity

_________ refers to the pre-determination of manufacturing requirements such as manpower, materials, machines and manufacturing process.

• Production Control

• Production Planning

• Resource Planning

• Production System

________ is referred to as the division of labor, and is a process in which employees develop specific skills, experience and knowledge in a particular area in order to gain the expertise required to perform certain aspects of a job

• Process Standardization

• Job Definition

• Process Simplification

• Job Specialization

_________ are the phases of Production Planning and Control.

• Planning, Action, and Progress Reporting

• Planning, Action, and Corrective Action

• Planning, Action, and Control

• Planning, Control, and Improve

_________ is a relationship between the output (product/service) and input (resources consumed in providing them) of a business system.

• Efficiency

• Utilization

• Productivity

• Effectiveness

The following are considered productivity drivers, except:

• Standardization

• Simplification

• Motivation

• Overtime