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A plant head plays a significant role in the overall operations of a manufacturing unit. The most important thing is managing the supply chain smoothly, which requires adequate planning. The supply of materials from vendors should be planned in a way that will maintain healthy stock inventory.
Even if one small part is not available or out of stock, the entire assembly line comes to a halt resulting in less productivity. One must associate with vendors who supply good quality raw materials at regular intervals. The reputation of a component manufacturer depends on the quality of its products. It is important for a plant head to train employees on the shop floor/assembly line on quality procedures and standards. All employees on the assembly line must follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Random inspections and quality checks are necessary to understand consistency. Plant heads also closely work with R&D. Technical issues pertaining to machines, performance, efficiency and quality can be solved with their help.
Initially, plant heads were responsible only for production and quality. Today, organisations have realised the potential of a plant head and given them the responsibility of profit and loss as well. Today plant heads are instrumental in increasing production, minimising unnecessary costs, maintaining quality standards and contribute significantly to the revenue. In the coming years, as R&D innovates, the onus will be on the plant head to streamline the whole plant to manufacture the latest products.