2. Production Control….
Activities involved in handling materials,
parts, assemblies, and sub assemblies,
from their raw or initial stage to the
finished product stage in an organized
and efficient manner.

3. Production control….
 Routing.
 Loading.
 Scheduling.
 Estimating.
 Dispatching.
 Expediting.

4. Routing: is the first but the most important and difficult task
of the production control. Routing means, determination of
path or route on which manufacturing operations will travel.
Establishing the sequence of operations to be followed in
manufacturing a particular product
 Loading: is the function of assigning work to a machine
or department in advance.
 Scheduling : It determines the time at which each
operation is to take place. It tells the specific determination
of what is going to the production during the next few weeks
or months.
Production control…
Functions of production control…..

5.  Estimating :It involves determining in advance the
probable cost of producing a job on which a sales
department wishes to make a bid.
 Dispatching : Meaning of this term is sending to
destination or starting something on way. When applied to
production control, it means the assignment of work to
different machines or work places which involves insurance
of order and production form in order of their priority as
determined by scheduling
 Expediting :Follow up which regulates the progress of
materials and parts through the production process. It
checks whether plans are actually being executed.
Production control…
Functions of production control…..