1. Introduction to Business English Chapter 3 Production & Operations

2. Chapter 3 (A) Production Processes Plant Location What is Production & Operations Materials, Purchasing &Inventory Control Materials, Purchasing &Inventory Control ⅣⅣ

3. 13 ---Production and Operations are the most important elements in any business. ---Efficient and effective production and operations can increase productivity and make the business more profitable. ---Production and Operations are the most important elements in any business. ---Efficient and effective production and operations can increase productivity and make the business more profitable. Preparing a dinner for your parents: ---How would you start it? ---What’s the production process? Preparing a dinner for your parents: ---How would you start it? ---What’s the production process? Lead-in---to understand the production process

4. 13 menu (idea) menu (idea) a. Preparations: shopping---raw material (money) a. Preparations: shopping---raw material (money) washing, cutting, chopping (labor) washing, cutting, chopping (labor) （ input ） （ input ） menu (idea) menu (idea) a. Preparations: shopping---raw material (money) a. Preparations: shopping---raw material (money) washing, cutting, chopping (labor) washing, cutting, chopping (labor) （ input ） （ input ） Preparing a dinner for your parents: ---How would you start it? ---What’s the production process? Preparing a dinner for your parents: ---How would you start it? ---What’s the production process? Lead-in---to understand the production process b. Cooking: ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------- ， b. Cooking: ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------- ， （ transformation ） （ transformation ） b. Cooking: ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------- ， b. Cooking: ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------ ， ------- ， （ transformation ） （ transformation ） c.Dishing c.Dishing （ output ） （ output ） c.Dishing c.Dishing （ output ） （ output ） P R P O R D O U C C E T S I S I SONP R P O R D O U C C E T S I S I SON

5. 13 Production: transformation transformation Input output Input output human resource producing goods produced ideas, thoughts manufacturing goods manufactured money extracting goods extracted equipment serving service machine education raw materials health care Production: transformation transformation Input output Input output human resource producing goods produced ideas, thoughts manufacturing goods manufactured money extracting goods extracted equipment serving service machine education raw materials health care What is Production & Operations Operations: functions to keep producing

6. 13 Plant Location Customer Location Source of Raw Materials Labor Supply Power and Water Community Consideration Customer Location Source of Raw Materials Labor Supply Power and Water Community Consideration

7. 13 Plant Location Clarified by different standard: 1. Process manufacturing 制造工艺 Assembly process 装配工艺 2. Synthetic process 合成工艺 Analytic process 分解工艺 3. Continuous process 连续性加工 Intermittent process 间歇式加工 Clarified by different standard: 1. Process manufacturing 制造工艺 Assembly process 装配工艺 2. Synthetic process 合成工艺 Analytic process 分解工艺 3. Continuous process 连续性加工 Intermittent process 间歇式加工 Production Process

8. 13 Plant Location Materials Management: MRP MRP Ⅱ ERP Purchasing: Best supplier & best price Inventory Control: Inventory: ---raw material ---semi-products ---final-products JIT system---ERP & JIT Materials Management: MRP MRP Ⅱ ERP Purchasing: Best supplier & best price Inventory Control: Inventory: ---raw material ---semi-products ---final-products JIT system---ERP & JIT Materials, Purchasing & Inventory Control Materials, Purchasing & Inventory Control ⅣⅣ

9. 1. Review theory and vocabulary 13 Homework 2. Questions for discussion 3. Exercises 4. Preview the rest of chapter 3.