MI4604 Operations Management – I Syllabus:

MI4604 Operations Management – I Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE :

 To provide an introduction to the field of operations management and explain the concepts, strategies, tools and techniques for managing the transformation process that can lead to competitive advantage.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Operations Management – Nature, Importance, historical development, transformation processes, differences between services and goods, a system perspective, functions, challenges, current priorities, recent trends; Operations Strategy – Strategic fit and framework.

UNIT II FORECASTING, CAPACITY AND FACILITY DESIGN

Demand Forecasting – Need, Types, Objectives and Steps. Overview of Qualitative and Quantitative methods. Capacity Planning – Long range, Types, Developing capacity alternatives.

UNIT III DESIGN OF PRODUCT, PROCESS AND WORK SYSTEMS

Product Design – Influencing factors, Approaches, Legal, Ethical and Environmental issues. Process – Planning, Selection, Strategy, Major Decisions. Work and Method Study

UNIT IV MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Materials Management – Objectives, Planning, Budgeting and Control. Purchasing – Objectives, Functions, Policies, Vendor rating and Value Analysis.

UNIT V SCHEDULING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Management – Scheduling Techniques, PERT, CPM; Scheduling – work centers – nature, importance; Priority rules and techniques, Shopfloor control.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES :

 Understanding of the strategic and operational decisions in managing manufacturing and service organizations and appreciation of the role of operations management function in an organization.

TEXT BOOKS :

1. Richard B. Chase, Ravi Shankar, F. Robert Jacobs, Nicholas J. Aquilano, Operations and Supply Management, Tata McGraw Hill, 12th Edition, 2010.
2. Norman Gaither and Gregory Frazier, Operations Management, South Western Cengage Learning, 2002.

REFERENCES :

1. William J Stevenson, Operations Management, Tata McGrawHill, 9th Edition, 2009.
2. Russel and Taylor, Operations Management, Wiley, Fifth Edition, 2006.
3. Kanishka Bedi, Production and Operations Management, Oxford University Press, 2004.
4. Chary S. N, Production and Operations Management, Tata McGrawHill, Third Edition, 2008.
5. Aswathappa K and Shridhara Bhat K, Production and Operations Management, Himalaya Publishing House, Revised Second Edition, 2008.
6. Mahadevan B, Operations Management Theory and practice, Pearson Education, 2007.
7. Pannerselvam R, Production and Operations Management, Prentice Hall India, Second Edition, 2008.