Production Management

MBA – III
DBA – 541

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course aims to provide students basic knowledge of current production and operations management practices and techniques to produce and services.

Operational Management provides a powerful tool to students for achieving organizational objectives and competitive strategies in today’s Competitive World.

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction of Production and Operation Management
• Operation and Productivity
• Operations as a Competitive Weapon
• Operations Strategy
• Process Management
• Management of Technology
• Work – Force Management
• Statistical Process Control
• Operations Capacity
• Location Planning
• Layout Planning
• Supply – Chain Management
• Inventory Control Management
• Aggregate Requirements Planning
• Material Requirements Planning
• Just-in Time Systems
• Operations Research
• Managing Projects

Books Recommended:

1. Taha, Hamdy A.  “Operations Research and Introduction”, Prentice Hall, 6^th Edition.
2. Bierman, Harlod, Charles P. Bonini, Waren H. Hausman, “Quantitative Analysis for Business Decision”, Richard D. Irwin, 8^th Edition, 1998.