COURSE OUTLINE PRODUCTION OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

(MBA) First Semester Morning Program

Introduction to Production & Operational Management

Introduction to production/operation management, Basic functions and

classification of production systems. and Evolution of Management Science,

Models, Recent trends

Production Operation Strategy, Competitiveness & Productivity.

Policies and objectives; Strategies, Guides tactics and mission.

Decision Making: The decision process; characteristics of operation decision;

General approach to decision making. Decision Environmental; Decision Models.

Sensitivity Analysis

Forecasting: Forecasting Environments and their modeling. Seasonality

Product and Service Design Need for Prod & service design, Product Life Cycle,

Standardization, R & D, Modular Design, Reliability and Liability.

Process Selection and Capacity Management: The meaning of capacity;

Capacity planning; Breakeven Analysis and Capacity Planning

Facilities layout: Basic types, cellular layout, Group Technology, FMS, line

balancing,

Design of work system

Introduction, Job Design, Specialization, behavioral approaches to job design,

teams, Method Analysis, Motion study, working conditions, Work measurement,

standard elemental time, compensation

Types of integer programming problems: solution procedure. Breakeven

Analysis/Capacity Planning. Linear and non-linear.

Books Recommended1. Buffa E.S, “Production and Operations Management”, 3rd Edition.2. Stevenson, W.J, “Production and Operations Management”, 6th Edition.3. Aquiolano and Chase “Production and Operations Management”, Irwin

Home Wood Publisher.4. Jay Heizer, Barry Render, “Operation Management”, Eighth Edition.