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The History of Operation & Production Management

Production and operation management has its origins in the late 18th century prior to the industrial revolution. Adam Smith is considered the originator of production management concepts with his theory of division of labor in 1776. During the 19th century, interchangeable parts and standardized components increased production efficiency. In the early 20th century, Frederick Winslow Taylor developed scientific management and Henry Ford revolutionized operations with assembly line production. Contemporary production management systems in the late 20th century focused on continual efficiency improvements through approaches like Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, and ISO 9000 standards.

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The History of Operation & Production Management

Production and operation management has its origins in the late 18th century prior to the industrial revolution. Adam Smith is considered the originator of production management concepts with his theory of division of labor in 1776. During the 19th century, interchangeable parts and standardized components increased production efficiency. In the early 20th century, Frederick Winslow Taylor developed scientific management and Henry Ford revolutionized operations with assembly line production. Contemporary production management systems in the late 20th century focused on continual efficiency improvements through approaches like Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, and ISO 9000 standards.

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The History of Production & Operation

Management
Production and operation management is not a new concept
and its history dates to the late 18th century prior to the
industrial revolution. Since then production and operation
management has been continually developing for greater
and greater production efficiency.
18th century
 Adam smith is considered to be the originator of the production management
concept, as the division of labor concept given by him in 1776 served as the
foundation for many other concepts of the operations management in the
following years. Adam Smith is also called the father of modern economics

 Smith explained how the division of labor allows for more efficient
production. According to smith, people are more efficient producers if each
person works on a single component, rather than building the product from
start to finish.
19th Century
 In the 19th century, technological advancements gave rise to the use of
interchangeable parts. These are components to a product that are
standardized according to pre19cise specifications.
 Previously, each component had to be custom fit to the specific product .

 In the 19th century, technological advancements gave rise to the use of


interchangeable parts. These are components to a product that are
standardized according to precise specifications. . Industrialists such as Ali
Whitney and Marc Isambard Brunel used intergeable parts to develop highly
efficient production systems in which workers could simply build
components that would be assembled at the end of the process.
20th century
 During the industrial revolution, machinery allowed factories to grow in
capacity and greatly increased their output. Despite this growth, there
was considerable inefficiency in production.
 Two individuals Frederick Winslow Taylor and Henry Ford helped to
overcome these inefficiencies in the early 20th century:
 Taylor, known as the Father of Scientific Management developed a
scientific approach for operations management to make improvements
to operations.
 Ford increased efficiency in production by introducing assembly line
production and improved the supply chain through just-in-time delivery.
This method revolutionized operation and production management,
allowing Ford to produce a high volume of cars at affordable prices.
Contemporary Period

 In the latter half of the 20th century, several operation and production
management systems have been developed. The focus of most of
these systems is on creating even greater efficiency in the production
process.

 Some of the popular systems are Six Sigma, which was developed by
Motorola; lean manufacturing developed by Toyota; and ISO 9000,
developed by the International Organization for Standardization.
Historical Development
of Production and
Operation Management

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