Operations Management

Syllabus

P6: Operations Management

UNIT I

Nature and Scope of Production & Operation Management, the Transformation Process, Production Analysis and Planning, Production Functions, Objective and Functions of Production Management. Responsibilities of the Production Manager, Types of Manufacturing Processes and Plant Layout, Plant Location, Routing, Scheduling, Plant Location and Plant Layout, Assembly Line Balancing. Production Planning and Control (PPC).

UNIT II

Facility Location Planning, Layout Planning, Materials Management - its Scope and Importance. Purchasing Function and Procedure, Store-Keeping, Material Planning Function, Inventory Control, Relevant Costs, Economic Lot Size, Reordering Point, ABC Analysis, Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Model, Buffer Stock.

UNIT III

Productivity Definition and Concept, Factors Affecting Productivity, Productivity Measurement, Productivity Improvements, New Product Development and Design, Stages of Product Development, Conjoint Analysis, Techniques of Product Development (Standardization. Simplification and Specialization.) Automation.

UNIT IV

Development of Efficient Work Methods, Material Flow Process Chart, Manflow Process Chart, Principles of Motion Economy, Comparison of Alternate Work Methods, Maintenance of Production Facilities, Quality Control and Inspection , Cost of Quality, TQM, Quality Standards – ISO 9000, Sampling Inspection, Control Charts for Attributes and
Variables Charts.