State whether the following statements are true or false. 1. Communication facility, an important factor which influences the location of a plant is a special factor. 2. Aluminum manufacturing industries must be located near the power stations.

Production management is the process of managing the activities of a business to create products and services. So, it happens in service as well as in manufacturing industries.

In manufacturing operations, production management includes responsibility for product and process design, planning and control issues involving capacity and quality, and organization and supervision of the workforce.

The '5 Ms' of Production management are: men, machines, methods, materials, and money.