Production and Operations Management

Production and Operations Management (POM) is defined as the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling of all of the activities of productive systems (those portions of organizations that convert inputs into products and services). In general, productive systems take raw materials, personnel, machines, buildings, and other resources and produce products and services for consumers.

The Alabama Productivity Center offers services and training that will enhance your organization’s POM functions, such as:

1. Approaches to problem solving


2. Approaches to decision making


3. Mathematical Modeling


4. Management Training


5. Industrial Engineering
   1. Time Studies
   2. Motion Studies
   3. Workplace Layout and Design
   4. Work Sampling
   5. Standardization of Tools and Methods


6. Personnel Management
   1. Incentive Pay Systems
   2. Cooperation between Workers and Management


7. Operations Scheduling and Control
   1. Labor and Material Standards
   2. Scheduling Tools
   3. Standardization of Product Designs and Methods
   4. Cooperation between Workers and Management


8. Operations Scheduling and Control
   1. Labor and Material Standards
   2. Scheduling Tools
   3. Standardization of Product Designs and Methods