Short-term decisions

• The work plan

  • Determine the most effective sequence for the production process
  • Synchronisation is important
  • Control and follow-up
  • Implement corrective measures
• Implement Quality Control

  • Product must meet expected quality standards
  • Quality of raw materials and labour will determine the quality of the product
  • Successful quality control has a set criteria critic the product/ service has to adhere to
  • Quality monitored to make necessary corrections
  • Quality can be accessed through:
  • Inspecting all inputs to ensure they meet set standards
  • Inspections during the production process
  • Inspecting all output before they are distributed
• reasons to perform quality control:

  • encourage workers to deliver good quality products
  • can serve as a basis for remuneration decisions
  • retailers know they will recieve a good quality to sell (higher turn over)
  • eliminate problems in production process and reduce production costs
• how to do quality control:

  • a few products from a batch are tested by taking a sample
  • inspecting each individual product
  • an outside organisation like SABS could assist with quality control
• SABS -> South African Bureau of Standards

  • SABS provides facilities to test the quality of raw materials and final products
  • Tested products that meet quality standards may bear the standardisation mark