Equipment & Material Management – 2nd Sem (M.Sc HA)

1. Material Handling

1. Introduction and Meaning
2. Objectives of Material Handling
3. Principles of Material Handling
4. Selection of Material Handling Equipments
5. Evaluation of Material Handling System
6. Guidelines For Effective Utilisation of Material Handling Equipments
7. Relationship between operational layout and Material Handling Equipments

2. Material Management

1. Introduction and Meaning
2. Functions of Material Management
3. Material Planning and Control
   1. Techniques of material Planning
4. Purchasing
   1. Practical Purchasing Skills – theory, practice and techniques
   2. Strategic Procurement Skills
   3. Supplier Relationships: The Total Management Process
5. Logistic Management
   1. Logistic Analyst
   2. Store Management
   3. Advanced Materials Storage Management Policy and Process
   4. Identifying and Implementing Business Process Improvements
6. Inventory Control
   1. Integrated Inventory Management
   2. Managing Risk
   3. How to Reduce Inventory Levels – Some Practical Solutions
7. Standardisation, Codification and Variety Reduction
8. Value Analysis
9. Ergonomics
10. Just In Time (JIT) – Seven Wastes & Benefits of JIT

3. Work Study

1. Advantages of Work study
2. Method study
3. Motion Study
4. Work Measurement
5. Time study

4. Quality Control

1. Introduction
2. Fundamental Factors Affecting Quality
3. Need for controlling quality
4. Types of Inspection
5. Types of quality Control
6. Steps in quality Control
7. Tools for quality control

5. Maintenance Management

1. Objectives of Maintenance
2. Types of Maintenance (Break Down, Preventive & Predictive)
3. Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
4. Repair, Upkeep and Maintenance
5. Best Maintenance Practices
6. Computer Aided Maintenance

6. Waste Management

1. Introduction and Meaning
2. Reasons for generation and accumulation-obsolete and surplus
3. Taxonomy of Waste
4. Waste and Productivity o Functional
5. Classification of Waste
6. Control of Waste
7. Recycling of Waste
8. Disposal of Waste
9. Treatment of Waste in Cost Accounts

7. Packaging and Distribution Management

1. Packaging
2. Transport
3. Physical Distribution
4. Information And Technology Integration in Materials Management