What is production management? (part іі)

Typical work activities of factory (or operations) manager

Much of the work involves full operational control over what happens at the plant/works including engineering, output, personnel and often logistics and other commercial activity (sales and marketing).

Typical work activities of factory manager are:

• to review and approve plans for the control of planned output, budget spending, material efficiency, engineering effectiveness, and human resources;

• to supervise employees;

• to establish strong working relations with other functional managers;

• to report regularly to the production manager.

Typical work activities of production supervisor

A production supervisor is sometimes known as a shift manager or team leader. He reports to the production manager or plant manager and is responsible for achieving immediate and short-term objectives laid down by the production manager, for example output, quality, waste, yield, safety and overtime costs. In particular, the supervisor can have a significant effect on how effectively their production staff perform as a team. Much of the work requires the ability to make immediate decisions.

Typical activities of production supervisor include:

• at the beginning of each s h i f t , checking on absences (eg through sickness);

• reallocating tasks or rescheduling production, where necessary; Supervisors are responsible for production plant or equipment, too.

The responsibility they carry again varies with the situation. In some cases they may have to take technical decisions on a regular basis, whereas in others they may call upon maintenance or other technical staff for backup when necessary.

Ex. 7.Answer some questions on the Text:

1. What do the typical work activities of factory (or operations) manager?

2. What do the typical work activities of production supervisor?

3. What do the typical activities of production supervisor include?

Ex. 8. Match the beginning of the sentence with the ending of it.

Beginning	Ending
Much of the work involves full operational control over what happens at the plant/works including	a regular basis, whereas in others they may call upon maintenance or other technical staff for backup when necessary
He reports to the production manager or plant manager and is responsible for achieving immediate and short-term objectives laid down by the production manager, for example output,	engineering, output, personnel and often logistics and other commercial activity (sales and marketing)
A production supervisor is	the ability to make immediate decisions
Much of the work requires	quality, waste, yield, safety and overtime costs.
In some cases they may have to take technical decisions on	sometimes known as a shift manager or team leader

Grammar focus.

POSSESSIVE CASE

adding -'s	of-phrase
usually used for people	usually used for things
Ronny's brother	the name of the school

Ex 1. Fill the gaps with the possessive case of nouns. Decide whether you have to use -'s or an of-phrase.

1. The boy has a toy. It's the _____________.

2. Peter has a book. It's___________.

3. The magazine has my picture on its cover. My picture is on_________.

4. Our friends live in this house. It's___________.

5. There is milk in the glass. It's___________.

6. This house has a number. What is__________?

7. The walk lasts two hours. It's___________.

8. John has a sister, Jane. Jane is__________.

9. The film has a name, "Scream". "Scream" is__________.

10. This school is for girls only. It's a___________.