PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (Theory)

Paper Code: 
25MIV422
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to understand strategies and effective implementation in Production and Operations Management

Course Outcomes: 

Course Outcomes (Cos):

 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course title

25MIV422

PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

(Theory)

CO691: Analyze the Role of operations management in business and develop strategies for managing operations and processes.

CO692: Demonstrate skills needed to effectively plan, control,   and            optimize production processes, as well as manage inventory effectively       in                various manufacturing environments.

CO693: Examine The Notion of Capacity in Organizations and Other Issues in Capacity Planning Edit.

CO694: Develop skills needed to understand, manage, and improve productivity in organizations, and to address the challenges and opportunities presented by lean               management principles.

CO695:       Synthesize the principles of quality control implementation, maintenance, materials handling, work study, and apply their knowledge to real-world situations.

CO696:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures using whiteboards, Discussion, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching, Quiz.

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Solving problems of unsolved questions, Problem based learning-cases, Group learning teamwork, Giving Tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction of Operations Management

Role of operations management in business; Operations strategy; types of production systems; plant location and layout; new product development; managing processes.

12.00
Unit II: 
Production planning and control

Production planning and control- forecasting; routing, scheduling, expediting; aggregate planning; master scheduling, MRP; PPC in job shop, batch production, mass production and projects; Inventory control- quantity control and selective control.

12.00
Unit III: 
Capacity in Organizations

The Notion of Capacity in Organizations, Process Design and Capacity Analysis, Capacity Estimation and De-bottlenecking, Other Issues in Capacity Planning Edit

12.00
Unit IV: 
Productivity Management

Productivity Paradox in Organizations, Productivity Management: Philosophy, Tools & Techniques, Tools for Sustaining Productivity Improvements, Challenges in Lean Management.

12.00
Unit V: 
Quality control

Quality control; maintenance; materials handling, work study- method study and work measurement; Contemporary issue- JIT, lean manufacturing, Concurrent, engineering, optimised production technology, etc.

Essential Readings: 

• Aswathappa K, Bhat Sridhar K, Production & Operations Management, Himalaya Publication Ltd.
• Chase, Aquilino, Jacobs Agarwal, Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, Tata Mcgraw Hill.
• Krajewski L., Rizman L. & Malhotra M., Operations Management- Process value chains, Pearson Educations.

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:
• Bedi Kanishka, production and Operations Management, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
• Adam, E. Everett, Ebert J. Ronald, Production and Operations Management concept, models, and behaviour, Fifth Ed. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
• Russell S. Roberta, Taylor W. Bernard, Operations Management, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education.
(Latest editions of the above books are to be referred)
E-RESOURCES:
• Production and Operations management
https://ddceutkal.ac.in/Syllabus/MBA-BOOK/Production-Operation-Managemen...

JOURNALS:
• International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Emerald Insight

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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