Chapter 16.2

• Economie
• Secondary Education

Identify the activity in the picture.

Chapter 16

Section 2: Production and distribution

Pages 380-393

Objectives

Explain what is involved in production management

Analyze the activities that are part of distribution management

Compare and contrast Gnatt and Pert Charts

Production Management

 Once you have developed a prototype, you are ready to plan production. Outsourcing enables a new company to manufacture a product without

having to invest in workplace costs. 

What are the disadvantages of outsourcing the production of your product?

Answer

 If you  outsource the production of your product, you have less control over the speed of the
  process and quality of the final product.

What are the functions of production management?

What s describe each
activity that must be completed to produce
goods or services?

1. Production Activity
2. Production Management
3. Scheduling
4. Management

A graphic schedule of a project’s phases, activities,
and tasks plotted against a timeline

1. Activities
2. Gnatt chart
3. Pert chart
4. Production Management

A project schedule that is arranged in a diagram

1. Pert chart
2. Gnatt Chart
3. Production Management
4. Chart

Distribution management

What are the activities involved in distribution management?

Private companies that ship their own goods are called

1. common carrier
2. contract carrier
3. Private carriers
4. Transportation

Describe how distribution can make or break a business.

Compare and contrast the two charts shown in the picture.