To provide a production management method that makes it possible to easily set appropriate moves and simplify the management of the moves, and a method for producing an industrial product.

The production management method for use on a production line comprises a plurality of processes including a process Pk during which a device is stopped for a predetermined period of time as planned, and the process P(k-1) next to the process Pk. If a predetermined number of products in process can be stored prior to the process Pk and the process P(k-1), a certain in-process-group move t(k, k-1) is set for a group of processes {Pk, P(k-1)} including the process Pk and the process P(k-1), regardless of whether or not the device is stopped as planned during the process Pk.