What is Production Management?...
Production Management, also called operations management, is the planning and control of industrial processes to ensure that they move smoothly at the required level. Techniques of production management are employed in service as well as in manufacturing industries. It is a responsibility similar in level and scope to other specialties such as marketing or human resource and financial management. In manufacturing operations, production management includes responsibility for product and process design, planning and control issues involving capacity and quality, and organization and supervision of the workforce.
Trashload Task:-
Our task - in group's of 3's we had to mind map ideas 'Trashload', a small Indie London company, could create for a larger record label in America. The products had to be aimed towards, and suitable for people from the ages 7-70. We mind mapped all possibilities and picked three of our top ideas, as seen below...
Top 3:-
- Clothing - this idea was based on the fact the company had relation to a large music label and that the product had to reach out to a wide target audience. The idea to create 'band merch' for small 'indie' bands and artists fitted in well with the fact that music is so diverse nowadays and that all different age ranges and genders do now listen to such a wide range of music.
- Apps - with so much technology floating around, you're bound to find at least one device in each household, this held for the idea of creating multiple different apps for each age sector [children, young adults+, elders]. The idea of each app would become popular as well as targeting towards the right people, for example apps could include games/learning/music for children, celebrity/social media for young adults+ and music/news for the older audience.
- TV - the idea for the TV is similar to the Apps. The company 'Trashload' would host several different TV channels aimed towards each sector of ages. Each channel would include music, news, games and competitions that would appeal to the target audience it is aimes toward.
