Tehdääntoiminnoista

Tehdääntoiminnoista is a Finnish term used to describe the range of activities that constitute manufacturing operations within a factory or production facility. In practice, it covers the planning, execution, and control of processes that convert raw materials and components into finished goods. The concept is central to operations management, industrial engineering, and supply chain disciplines in Finnish-language contexts.

Key components include production planning and scheduling, manufacturing execution, quality assurance, maintenance, logistics, and safety. Production planning determines what to produce, when, and with which resources; manufacturing execution ensures that the plan is carried out on the shop floor; quality assurance monitors product conformity; maintenance keeps equipment available; logistics handles material flow; and safety governs compliance and worker protection. Additional areas often considered part of tehdääntoiminnoista are energy management, waste reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives such as lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen.

The term is used across manufacturing sectors, from discrete manufacturing (electronics, automotive) to process industries (chemicals, food, pulp and paper). It is also relevant to discussions of digital transformation in manufacturing, including ERP and MES systems, automation, robotics, and data analytics that optimize throughput, yield, and uptime. Metrics commonly used to assess effectiveness include overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), cycle time, throughput, defect rate, and inventory turns.