Production & Operation Management – 4th Sem (M.Sc HA)

1. Issues in Production/ Operations Management

1. Production/Operations Management – an overview
2. Production System : Issues & Environment
3. Total Quality Management (TQM)

2. Forecasting

1. Need and Importance of forecasting
2. Qualitative methods of forecasting
3. Quantitative methods of forecasting

3. Production System Design

1. Capacity Planning
2. Facilities Planning
3. Work System Design
4. Managing Information for Production System

4. Production Planning & Scheduling

1. Aggregate Production Planning
2. Just-In-Time (JIT)
3. Scheduling and Sequencing

5. Materials Planning

1. Issues in materials management
2. Independent demand system
3. Dependent demand system

6. Emerging Issues in Planning / Operations Management

1. Total productive maintenance
2. Advanced manufacturing system
3. Computers in planning/operations management