What is a production plan?

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Production plan generally involves four considerations, namely, what work shall be done, how the work shall be done and when and by whom the work shall be done. A production plan plans out the whole production process starting with acquisition of raw material, machinery and equipment, planning for manufacturing method involved and manpower requirement for the production work.

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