OPS 660: Operations, Logistics & Production

OPERATIONS, LOGISTICS & PRODUCTION

Techniques for the strategic use of operations, technology and innovation as they contribute to an organization’s primary function as a provider of goods and services to domestic and international markets.
These activities include the design of efficient and effective processes as well as the management and control of the key resources of the firm, its people and technologies.
Issues such as quality, productivity, resource scheduling and inventory control are addressed from a managerial viewpoint.
3 Credits, 4-5 weeks

PROPOSED CONTENTS WITH DETAILS :

INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT :

Basic Concepts of Operations Management
Operation Strategy formulation and Characteristic of Product Services
New Manufacturing Systems
Japanese Contribution to Manufacturing Systems
Future Manufacturing Systems

OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Game Theory
Replacement Models
Queuing Theory

PLANT LAYOUT

Introduction
Importance of Layout
Types of Layout
Special arrangements for particular types of plants
Arrangement of other facilities
Location of Receiving and Shipping Departments
Revision of Layout
Layout Tools and Techniques
Assembly Line Balancing
Analysing Layouts with Computers
Materials Handling

INVENTORY CONTROL

Introduction
Functions of Inventory
Types of Inventory
The Decoupling Function
Quantity Discounts
Avoiding Stock outs
Features of Inventory System
The Basic Economic Order Quantity Model
Deterministic Inventory Control Models
Probabilistic Inventory Models
An Overview of Just-In-Time (JIT) Technique

MATERIAL REQUIREMENT PLANNING

Resource Requirements Planning
General Overview of MRP
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
Evolution of MRP II
Enterprise Resource Planning

METHOD STUDY

Learning Objectives
Work Study
Scope of Method Study and Time Study

WORK MEASUREMENT

Learning Objectives
Basic Requirements of Time Study
Steps in Time Study/ Work Measurement
Performance Rating
Standard Time

PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

Aggregate Planning and Master Production Scheduling
Capacity Planning and Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP)
Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning Decisions
Factors affecting Capacity Planning
Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP)
Aggregate Capacity Planning Strategies
Shop Floor Planning and Control
Operations Planning and Scheduling
A Frame-work for Sequencing Problems
Johnson’s Rule or Algorithm

QUALITY CONTROL

Statistical Methods
Quality measures in goods and services
Quality Costs and Zero Defective Programs
Sampling Plan
Operating Characteristic Curve
Sampling Plans and OC curves for Attributes
Producer and Consumer Risk
Control of Process Quality
Control Charts for Variables
Control Charts for Attributes
Total Quality Management
Quality Cost Analysis
Quality Cost Measurement and Reporting
Activity Based Costing
ISO 9000 Series