IPA Common Business Operations Concerns

Production	Personnel
Plant Capacity	Wages & Salaries
Material Handling	Administration
Cost Reduction Programs	Supervisory Management
Product Planning & Scheduling	Employee Training
Standards	Wage Incentives
Plant Layout	Supervisory Incentives
Quality Control	Operation Analysis
Methods Improvement	Job Evaluation
Preventive Maintenance	Job Standards
Automation Analysis	Time & Motion Studies
Supervisory Training	Purchasing
Organization Analysis	Procedures & Controls
Work Measurement	Inspection (receiving)
Work Simplification	Inventory Management
Cost Control Planning	Records Development
System & Procedure Analysis	Value & Analysis
Records & Forms Control	Specifications & Standards
Committee Assistance	Production Bottlenecks