Question

1- What are the three general approaches to production? 2- What are the three principles that production planners follow?

Answer 1

Answer 1
Three general approaches to production

Classical management behavioral management and modelling management are 3 general approach to production.

A. Classical management:- classical management can be considered as traditional approach of management.it generally focuses on efficiency of production core differencing planning function and working functions.It gives two theories that is scientific management and process management.

2. Behavioral management

The behavioral management evolved in 1920 emphasis on human it is founded that changes in work environment affected output more in compared to physical changes. This theory highlight that human behaviour in their work environment are extremely complex.leadership motivation communication interpersonal relationship and personal attitude affect it. Thus the understanding of employee behaviour is critical concern to operation manager.

3. Modelling management:-
This is the one of the three primary theories of management. This theory deals with quantities techniques consisting of decision making systems and mathematical modelling.the decision making theory consider decision-making as primary purpose of management and the mathematical modelling focuses on use a mathematical approach to solve the problems.
For a particular problem the variables are expressed mathematically and suitable model is used to demonstrate different outcomes that would result from the verio possible managerial choices.