Production and Operations Management

Syllabus

BBA 209: Production and Operations Management

Unit I                                                                                         (12 Hours)

Introduction: Definition. Objectives, Scope and Functions of Production & Operations Management, Types of Production Systems, Transformation Process Model, Systems Perspectives of Operations Management, and Relationship of Operations Management with Other Functional Areas.

Production Planning and Control: Objectives, Importance, Levels and Procedures of Production Planning and Control, Role of Production Planning and Control in Manufacturing Industry.

Design of Production System: Production Design, Factors Influencing Production Design, Process Planning and Process Design.

Unit II                                                                                        (10 Hours)

Plant Location and Layout: Defining Plant Location, Factors affecting initial Selection of Site Location, Criteria of Site Selection, Plant Location Methods- Factor Rating, Centre of Gravity Methods, Analytic Delphi Method, Objectives of Plant Layout, Factors affecting Plant Layout, Types of Layouts-Process, Product and Fixed Position Layout, Problems in Facility Layout.

Purchasing and Material Management: Objectives and Importance of Material Management, Organisation of Material Management, Factors influencing Material Management, Steps in Purchasing Procedure, and Methods of Purchasing.

Unit III                                                                                      (10 Hours)

Inventory Management & JIT: Inventory Management and Analysis, Inventory Control, Essentials of a Good Inventory Control System, Factors affecting Inventory Control Policy, Models / Methods of Inventory Control- EOQ, Re-order Level, ABC Analysis, VED Analysis, SDE Analysis, HML Analysis and FSN Analysis. Just in Time Implementation Requirements.

Quality Management Systems and TQM: TQM, Defining Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Phases of Quality Control, Specification of Quality, Quality at Source, Zero Defects, Cost of Quality, Continuous Improvement, Benchmarking, Poka—Yoke, ISO (9000& 14000 Series), and Six Sigma.

Unit IV                                                                                       (10 Hours)

Plant Maintenance: Importance of Maintenance Management, Types of Maintenance- Breakdown, Preventive, Predictive, Routine and Planned Maintenance.

Emerging Concepts and Issues in Manufacturing Systems: IT in Modern Production Management, Supply Chain Management, CAD / CAM Systems, ERP in Manufacturing Systems.