This introduction to production focuses on the aspects of production and cost theory that have practical relevance. The discussion concentrates on the examination of limiting production functions, as these serve as the foundation for modern methods. The ideas of Leontief analysis are consistently further developed in the procedures of bill of materials resolution, in structuring manufacturing data within a manufacturing database, and in production scheduling using linear programming. The target audience is students of economics who are attending the introductory course on production and cost theory.