AKTU Production and Operations Management (BMBAI402) Syllabus PDF – MBA (Integrated) 4th Semester

Course Objectives

1. To define, describe, and explain the nature, scope, and objectives of production and operations management, and identify the roles and responsibilities in production planning and control (PPC).
2. To compare, differentiate, and analyze various manufacturing methods such as jobbing, batch, mass, and process production, and apply work study, time & motion study for productivity improvement.
3. To estimate, plan, and evaluate plant location decisions and construct suitable plant layouts using principles of facility design and ergonomic considerations.
4. To select, justify, and formulate effective material management strategies including purchasing, supplier selection, inventory control, and value analysis techniques.
5. To identify, explain, and relate types of maintenance systems and prepare suitable waste management plans through salvage, recovery, and scrap disposal.
6. To apply, compute, and conclude practical solutions using simulations, hands-on analysis, and decision-making techniques to solve real-world production problems.

UNIT 1:Nature and scope of Production and Operations Management 10 HRS

Nature of production; production as a system; production as an organization function; decision-making in production; importance of production function; scope of production and operations management; characteristics of modem production and operations Objectives of production planning and control; principles of production planning and control (PPC); main functions of production planning and control department.

UNIT 2:Manufacturing methods 08 HRS

Factors influencing choice of manufacturing methods; classification of manufacturing methods - project production, jobbing production, batch production, mass and flow production, process production (meaning and characteristics of each method). Importance of work study, Factors influencing productivity, Concept of Standard time, Method study, Time and motion study, relationship of time and motion study to work study; work measurement; techniques of work measurement.

UNIT 3:Plant location and layout 08 HRS

Factors affecting location; plant layout principles; types of plant layout -process layout, product layout, combined layout, static product layout or project layout, cellular layout, job shop layout (meaning of each type); Different types of facilities; building, sanitation, lighting, air conditioning, safety etc.

UNIT 4:Materials Management 08 HRS

Purchasing; selection of suppliers; inventory management; material handling principles and practices; inventory control; value analysis; value engineering and ergonomics(Concepts only)

UNIT5 :Maintenance and waste management 06 HRS

Introduction, meaning, types of maintenance. Waste management- scrap and surplus disposal, salvage and recovery.

Reference Books

• S.N. Chary, Production and Operations Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited
• Aswathappa K, Production and Operations Management, Himalaya PublishingHouse
• S.A Chunawalla, D.R. Patel, Production and Operations Management, Himalaya Publishing House
• Thomas E. Morton, Production and Operations Management
• N.G Nair, Production and Operation Management, Tata McGraw-Hill PublishingCompany Limited
• Dr. L.N Agarwal and Dr. K.C Jain, Production Management
• Everett E. Adam Jr., and Ronald J. Ebert, Production and Operation Management
• K.K Ahuja, Production Management. Course Outcome: After successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Course Outcomes Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy

Course Outcomes