The Objective of this course is to acquaint the students with the Production function, which is the primary function of an enterprise. The course aims at exposing the students to the various aspects & concepts of production & operations activities that are important for the smooth running of an enterprise, such as Work Design, Productivity, Quality Control etc.
Introduction: Concept, Role & Importance of Operations Management in Business, Concept of Value Chain
Plant Location and Types of layout.
Production Planning & control: Meaning, Concept, MRP I and MRP II, Forecasting, Routing, Scheduling, Expediting, Aggregate planning and Master scheduling
Work study & work measurement: Concept, Work Design, Approaches-legal, ethical & environmental issues, Objectives, Method Study, Measuring Productivity & Ways of Improving Productivity.
Materials management: Overview, Concept, Inventory Control, Techniques, Importance; Materials Management Information System (MMIS).
Quality Control: Acceptance Sampling, Statistical Quality Control, TQM, ISO-9000, Quality Circles;
Case Studies
1. Adam EE and Ebert RJ; Production and Operations Management; PHI, New Delhi
2. Dobler, D.W. etc. Purchasing & Material Management, New York, Mc. Graw Hill.
3. Dutta, A.K. Integrated Materials Management, New Delhi, PHI, 1986.
1. Caubang, Ted C. Readings on Production Planning & Control, Geneva, ILO.
2. Baily P. etc. Purchasing Principles & Management. London, Pitman, 1994.
3. K. Aswathappa, K. Shridhare Bhat, Himalaya Publishing House.
4. Elwood S. Byfa, Rakesh K. Sarin, 8th Edition.
Links:
[1] https://www.management.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/production-and-operations-management
[2] https://www.management.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2018-2019