Production vs. Operations Management

I want to know about difference between Production and Operations Management so please give information?

[Quick Sam]

Production management and operations management both are management related terms. Production is a part of the whole cycle of operations.

Operations Management

Operations management is the study of set of activities comprising supervision, planning and designing of business operations in the field of manufacturing of goods and services is termed as operations management.

Operations management use physical resources in an optimum manner, converting input into output, so as to supply to the market the desired and finished product.


Production Management

Production management focuses on specifically on the production of goods and services and is concentrated upon churning output from input.

Perform activities that go into turning raw material into final, finished product and production management includes all management activities spanning selection. Designing, operating, controlling and updating production system.

Hello, I want to do MBA but I am confused in production and operations management course. Please tell me the difference.

[Shaleen]

Hello, both the operation and the production dept. are important in any of the manufacturing company.

The production dept. focuses on the production of the good and services offered by the company while the operations dept. focuses on the administration, planning and execution of operations involved in production of goods and services and trying to minimize the resources at the same time increasing output.

Operations Management
The supervision, planning and designing of business operations in the field of manufacturing of goods and services is termed as operations management. It tries to cut down resources involved in operations while at the same time making operations more effective and productive. In fact operations management is more concerned on processes than people or products.
Work of the dept:
Identify the customer needs
Identify raw material requirements
Create supply chain for raw material and finished goods


Production Management
Production dept. is the one that involves transformation of raw material (input) into desired product or service (output) by adding economic value.

Types of productions:
Production through separation
Production by modification or improvement
Production by assembly