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What Is POM?: Production Is The Creation of Goods and Services Production And/or Operations Management Are

Production is the creation of goods and services production and / or Operations Management are the activities that transform resources into goods and services. Four Major Differences between Manufacturing and service: Manufacturing vs. Service measure of productivity measure of Quality customer Involvement Ability to inventory easy easy Low Yes difficult High No Most Principles and Techniques for Manufacturing can also be applied to service.

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What Is POM?: Production Is The Creation of Goods and Services Production And/or Operations Management Are

Production is the creation of goods and services production and / or Operations Management are the activities that transform resources into goods and services. Four Major Differences between Manufacturing and service: Manufacturing vs. Service measure of productivity measure of Quality customer Involvement Ability to inventory easy easy Low Yes difficult High No Most Principles and Techniques for Manufacturing can also be applied to service.

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What is POM?

Production is the creation of goods and services

Production and/or Operations Management are

the activities that transform resources into goods and services

Characteristics of Goods

Tangible product Consistent product definition Production usually separate from consumption Can be inventoried Low customer interaction

1995 Corel Corp.

Characteristics of Services

Intangible product Produced & consumed at same time Often unique High customer interaction Inconsistent product definition Often knowledge-based Frequently dispersed
1995 Corel Corp.

Goods vs. Services


Goods Service Can be resold
Can be inventoried Some aspects of

Reselling
Difficult

unusual

quality measurable Selling is distinct from production

to inventory Quality difficult to measure


Selling

is part of

service

Goods vs. Services - Continued


Goods Service is Product
transportable Site of facility important for cost
Often easy to

automate Revenue generated primarily from tangible product

Provider, not product is transportable Site of facility important for customer contact Often difficult to automate Revenue generated primarily from intangible service

Operations as a System
Production System Conversion Subsystem
Control Subsystem

Inputs

Outputs

Manufacturing vs Service
Manufacturing: Provide Tangible Goods (Cars / TV

Sets / Foods /

Service: Provide Intangible (Goods) (Education /

Banking / Legal/Repairing / Medical Service / Transportations/


Four Major Differences between Manufacturing

and Service:

Manufacturing vs Service
Manufacturing Service Measure of Productivity Measure of Quality Customer Involvement Ability to Inventory Easy Easy Low Yes Difficult Difficult High No

Most Principles and Techniques for Manufacturing can also be applied to Service Operations.

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