NIPM POMBOK framework encapsulates the competences required for effective job performance by production and operations managers, including persons designated as factory managers, manufacturing managers, plant operations managers, production managers and related titles in industry.

The profession of production and operations management is regulated in Nigeria by the Nigerian Institute of Production Management (NIPM)

Corporate and individual members of Nigerian Institute of Production Management (NIPM) are guided on the quality dimensions of knowledge, skill set and attributes required of people who have responsibility and accountability for managing and leading production and operations teams to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

Knowing the elements of POMBOK is essential for any employer, educator, trainer, consultant, employee and prospective employee.

Many undergraduates, graduates, workers and managers are ignorant about what production and operations management means and the knowledge areas and careers involved.

What is production?

Production means any industrial activity involved in the transformation of resources into finished goods and/or services into finished goods and/or services. This may be agricultural, and electricity, manufacturing or financial services, customer service or any other services. Hence, to think that production is merely a departmental function is not right production is the totality of all operations within every industry and every economic sector of a country. Remove production operations from any nation and the entire economy will grind to a halt. The customer is at the heart of the business. Production is the business not just the factory assembly line or the customer service centre of a bank, restaurant, an hotel, a railway line, airport or any logistics company. Production is anything you do to create value added in the form of products and services that satisfy customer requirements while earning revenue and profit or achieving desired goals and objectives. The implication of production activity is that you need process specific, industry specific and general operational skills.

What is Operations?

Operations are the things you do, actions or steps you take and the decisions you make to achieve desired outcomes. Operations are the inner workings of an organization which enable it to achieve maximum efficiency. Note that there are other forms of operations like mathematical, computer or surgical operations. There are government operations, banking operations, manufacturing operations, logistics and supply chain operations, engineering operations, project operations, quality operations, military operations and all kinds of operations.

What is Production and Operations Management?

Production and operations management is the planning, organizing, controlling, co-ordinating and directing of people, systems processes that create, add and deliver value by way of products and services to meet customer and organisation’s needs.

Every organization has peculiar production people system and processes. Each organization aspires to operate in the best way possible to achieve its goals and objectives by staying focused on their customers and target markets for competitiveness profitability and sustainable growth.

Non-profit organizations emphasize goodwill in public service production.

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