Production/operation factors

Production transforms input into output.Its strengths and weakness are analyzed in terms of the following capability factors.:

• High level of capability utilization.Economics of scale.
• Favorable plant location close to row materials and markets.
  
• Rich planet portfolio.
• High degree of integration,both backward and forward.
• Reliable sources of supply.Amicable supplier relationships.Outsourcing.Ownership of raw material sources.
• Effective control of production costs.Low cost provider.
• Existence of good inventory control system.Just-in-time inventory management.
• State of the art technology.
• Strategic alliances through technical collaboration with reputed forms aboard.
• Total equality management.High quality provider.
• Proper maintenance with minimum of downtime.
• Information management in terms of accessibility,dissemination,use,security,and linkages with suppliers.
• Computerization and software development.
• Lower cost of operation.