Production control Function

1. Dispatching: Dispatching may be  defined as setting  production activities in motion through  the  release  of orders ( work order shop order) and instruction in  accordance with  the previously planned time schedules and routings:

2. Expediting /Follow up / Progressing: Expediting  or progressing  ensures that the  work  is performed as per  the plan and delivery schedules are met.

Progressing  includes activities like  status  reporting attending to bottlenecks or holdups  in production  and removing  the same controlling  variations or  deviations from  planned  performance levels followings up and monitoring progress or work through all stages  of  production coordinating with  purchase, stores tool room and maintenance departments and modifying the  production  plans and re - paln if necessary.