Production/Operations Audit Checkli

Production/Operations Audit Checklist
Questions such as the following should be examined:
1. Are supplies of raw materials, parts, and subassemblies reliable and reasonable?
2. Are facilities, equipment, machinery, and offices in good condition?
3. Are inventory-control policies and procedures effective?
4. Are quality-control policies and procedures effective?
5. Are facilities, resources, and markets strategically located?
6. Does the firm have technological competencies?
Research and Development
The fifth major area of internal operations that should be examined for specific strengths
and weaknesses is research and development (R&D). Many firms today conduct no
R&D, and yet many other companies depend on successful R&D activities for survival.
Firms pursuing a product development strategy especially need to have a strong R&D
orientation.
Organizations invest in R&D because they believe that such an investment will lead
to a superior product or service and will give them competitive advantages. Research
and development expenditures are directed at developing new products before competitors
do, at improving product quality, or at improving manufacturing processes to
reduce costs.
Effective management of the R&D function requires a strategic and operational
partnership between R&D and the other vital business functions. A spirit of partnership
and mutual trust between general and R&D managers is evident in the best-managed
firms today. Managers in these firms jointly explore; assess; and decide the what, when,
where, why, and how much of R&D. Priorities, costs, benefits, risks, and rewards associated
with R&D activities are discussed openly and shared. The overall mission of
R&D thus has become broad-based, including supporting existing businesses, helping

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Produksi/operasi Audit ChecklistPertanyaan seperti berikut harus diperiksa:1. Apakah persediaan bahan baku, Bagian dan subassemblies yang handal dan terjangkau?2. Apakah Fasilitas, peralatan, mesin, dan kantor dalam kondisi baik?3. Apakah prosedur dan kebijakan inventarisasi-kontrol efektif?4. Apakah prosedur dan kontrol kualitas kebijakan efektif?5. Apakah Fasilitas, sumber daya, dan pasar strategis?6. Apakah perusahaan memiliki kompetensi teknologi?Penelitian dan pengembanganKelima area utama operasi internal yang harus diperiksa untuk kekuatan tertentudan kelemahan adalah penelitian dan pengembangan (R & D). Banyak perusahaan hari ini melakukan noR & D, dan belum banyak perusahaan lain tergantung pada sukses R & D kegiatan untuk bertahan hidup.Perusahaan mengejar strategi pengembangan produk terutama perlu memiliki kuat R & Dorientasi.Organisasi investasi di R & D karena mereka percaya bahwa investasi tersebut akan memimpinmenjadi produk unggulan atau layanan dan akan memberikan mereka keunggulan kompetitif. Penelitiandan pengembangan pengeluaran yang diarahkan pada pengembangan produk baru sebelum pesainglakukan, meningkatkan kualitas produk, atau meningkatkan proses manufaktur untukmengurangi biaya.Manajemen yang efektif dari R & D fungsi memerlukan strategis dan operasionalkemitraan antara R & D dan fungsi bisnis penting lain. Semangat kemitraandan saling percaya antara Umum dan R & D manajer jelas dalam terlaris dikelolafirms today. Managers in these firms jointly explore; assess; and decide the what, when,where, why, and how much of R&D. Priorities, costs, benefits, risks, and rewards associatedwith R&D activities are discussed openly and shared. The overall mission ofR&D thus has become broad-based, including supporting existing businesses, helping