Production Management course syllabus

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Objectives: This course provides an introduction to the concepts and analytical methods that are useful in understanding the management of firm’s operations.

(8 Hours)

Unit I: Operations Management – meaning – importance – Historical contributions – Systems view of OM – Functions of OM – Basic functions, Promoting productivity, Efficiency and Effectiveness –Types of production systems - Plant location-Factors influencing plant location-Plant layout-Objectives-factors-Types of layout.

(11 Hours)

Unit II: Production Planning and Control – Meaning – Functions – Aggregate planning – Network Model – networking – CPM – PERT - Time Estimates - Master production schedule (MPS) – Material requirement planning (MRP) – BOM – Capacity requirement planning (CRP) – Techniques – Problems in MRP and CRP – MRP II.

(10 Hours)

Unit III: Production control – Inventory control – Types of Inventory – Safety stock –Re- Order point – Service level (Problems) – Inventory control systems – Perpetual – Periodic – JIT – KANBAN – Bottlenecks in implementing JIT in Indian Industry.

(9 Hours)

Unit IV: Inspection and quality control – Purposes – Control charts for measuring variables – Control charts for measuring attributes (Problems) – Acceptance sampling – Problems –Six Sigma Concept-Approaches-Types of Six Sigma.

(10 Hours)

Unit V: Ergonomics – Meaning – Importance – Work study – Time study (Problems) – Motion study – Charts – Standard time – Time study analysis – Work Sampling (Problems).

Text books

1. Pannerselvam,R, 2009, Production and Operations Management , PHI: New Delhi, 2nd Ed.

2. Aswathappa, K and K.Shridhara Bhat, 2004, Production and Operations, Management 1st Ed., Himalaya: New Delhi.

References

1. Krajewski Lee J and Ritz man Larr P, 2000, Operations Management-Strategy and Analysis, Addison Wesley Longman; New Delhi.

2. Saxena B, 1996, Operations Management, McGraw Hill; New Delhi, 2nd Ed.

3. Chase (2002) - Production and Operations Management, Tata McGraw Hill: New Delhi, 9th Ed.,