What is Production and Its Activities?

What do you think of when you hear the word 'Production'? Click on the icon below to see an illustration of 'Production':

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Production plays an essential role in the manufacturing process. Management is involved in making sure that the project is completed on time and that it is completed in a cost-effective manner. Production may involve employees, operations, scheduling, coordinating production, etc. Production supervisors are in charge of scheduling and assigning preventive maintenance. Scheduling equipment repair to minimize unscheduled downtime is also an important role of production. As you can see, production covers many major roles of a business. Management in production will make recommendations on how the organization can save money by looking at employee and maintenance issues.