Course

Unit 1

Introduction: Meaning, Nature, and Scope of Production and Operation Management. Objectives of Operations Management. Duties and Responsibilities of Operations Management. Production Function. Systems approach to Operations Management. Manufacturing system: Mass, Batch, job shop

Unit 2

Plant Location: Nature, Factors considered in location, Methods and Type of areas. Plant Layout: Objective of good layout, Factors influencing layout and Types of layouts.

Material Handling Equipment: Importance, Objective, Factors affecting selection of equipment

– Maintenance – need – importance – types – preventive – predictive – corrective

Unit 3

Operations Planning, Control, and Project Management: Aggregate planning and master scheduling – Inventory management techniques: EOQ, JIT, MRP – Project planning, scheduling, and resource allocation – Project evaluation and control

Unit 4

Materials Management – objectives and importance – Process of purchasing – Role of purchase manager – Store keeping – Inventory Management: Factors influencing and Objectives of inventory management – types of inventories – inventory control -Quality control – quality circle – ISO 9000 and 14000 series – audit and documentation

Unit 5

Technology management and innovation: Introduction – technology life cycle – technology diffusion – technology transfer – technology commercialization and entrepreneurship – innovation management – need – types – incremental and radical – innovation management principles – pillars of innovation management – innovation strategy

Managing R&D and New Product Development – Ethical and social implications of technology

– green manufacturing – sustainable production and consumption.

Course Objective:

This course aims to familiarize the students with production methods and operations, which are frequently applied to business and to provide a general idea about inventory management, technology, production standards and plant layout in the industrial sector.

Course Outcomes:

The student will be able:

• C01 – To define the concepts of production and operations management
• C02 – To describe the factors needed for plant location, plant layout
• C03 – Understanding and implementing inventory management techniques involve progressing from grasping the concepts to proficiently applying them in practical
• C04 To grasp materials management and quality control, individuals must engage in cognitive processes such as understanding, analyzing, and evaluating the underlying principles and
• C05 – Applying technology management constructively for effective business decisions involves progressing from understanding the principles to skillfully applying them in real-world

Textbooks:

1. S.N. Chary – Production and Operation Management – Tata McGraw-Hill
2. Ashwathappa – Production Management – Himalaya Publishing
3. Khurana – Management of Technology and Innovation – Ane Books

References:

1. Adams – Production and Operations Management: Concepts, Models and Behavior – PHI
2. Kanishka Bedi – Production and Operations Management – Oxford University Press