Production Tips
I have asked amongst the people I know and looked at the sources I have read for hits and tips gleaned from experience. I have complied a brief list of these to help in the production process - some may sound obvious , but take note as they are formed from long years of production hell!

Everything will always take twice as long as you expect - In both scheduling and the practicalities of shooting, estimate your time with plenty of leeway as you'll often find problems, hiccups and mistakes will constantly drain the allotted time away.

Backups
Critical equipment for the shooting has a tendency to go wrong when you most need it. Look to your most vital items - scripts, cameras, batteries, sound equipment and make sure they're absolutely ready. Where possible make sure you've got back-ups ready to go so if the worse happens to production can continue. Make sure you've charge all the batteries fully and remeber ignore the maufactures guidelines as to the length of time a battery lasts, it's never that long!

Food & Drink
You will be able to keep people working at a task for ridiculous hours and keep their morale high if you can keep a good supply of hot, tasty food and drink coming. This is especially true of small budget productions where you may not be able to pay people, if you can feed them, you'll find that the process will continue even without cash. Get hold of a few good recipes that can be mass produced and are quick to make. Remember that you may have alternative dietary requirements such as vegetarians on your team: cater for them! Two recipes that have worked for me are Boston Baked Beans and Butter Bean Provinsale with loads of French stick available!

Reducing Variables
Take time to look through the documents and think through the whole process in your mind. Look for holes in what you're doing and try to fill them. Don't leave thing until the last minute to fix, be pro-active about it.

Feedback
Your crew will need criticisms to ensure the 'big picture' is kept to, but keep loads of positive feedback coming. People will always respond to this and it will keep morale high. In essence, if you see or know of somebody who's done a good job, take time out to tell them so.

Good Communication
If people find they are unaware of what is going on, not only will they loose morale, but it will hinder the process. If part of your team is impacted by a decision made, make sure everybody knows about it as soon as possible. This will also help you keep an open team so problems come to the surface immediately and don't remain submerged, hindering your process.

Inconsistency
If you make a decision; stick to it. Nothing hinders the process more than indecisive and/or inconsistent processes. Weigh decisions carefully before you make them and don't be afraid to make important decisions, but once made and everyone becomes comfortable, carefully consider how much of an impact changing things will have vs. the gains of altering. Consistency with some wrong decisions can often finish a project, where inconsistency with all correct decisions it still struggling to complete.

Resources

Surviving Production : The Art of Production Management for Film & Television
by Deborah S. Patz

This book aims to provide the reader with everything they will need to know about the world of production.

http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Production-Management-Film-Television/dp/0941188604

The Complete Film Production Handbook
by Eve Light Honthaner

"This book gives you forms from A to Z so you won't get screwed later on. It also comes with a CD-ROM that works with MS Word 6.0 or higher on your PC. Very useful for the, much needed, organization for short to feature length films."
Erik Bowen

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Production-Handbook-Third-CD-ROM/dp/0240804198

The Player
directed by Robert Altman

If you have ever been interested in production, this is one of the sharpest, wittiest and most insightful examples of the process from a Hollywood perspective.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/