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 Recommended
1. 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.