ME-445 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 2
Practical = 0
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | PLO | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Apply statistical quality control and operations management tools to effectively communicate process information | PLO-9 Communication |
Cognitive Level 3* |
| 2 | Apply planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling techniques for managing engineering projects | PLO-10 Project Management and Finance |
Cognitive Level 3* |
| 3 | Use computational tool to manage the plan, schedule and resources of operation/project of a firm. | PLO-5 Tool Usage |
Cognitive Level 3* |
COURSE CONTENT
- Forecasting: Forecasting Time Horizons, qualitative model and quantitative model, Decomposition of time series data, Naïve approach, Moving average forecast, weighted moving average forecast, exponential smoothing.
- Inventory Control: ABC analysis, Pareto principle, Record accuracy and cycle counting, Economic Order Quantity model, Production Order Quantity model; Quantity discount Model.
- Project Management: Project Manager, Stakeholders, Project planning, Work breakdown structure (WBS), Project scheduling, Gantt Chart, CPM (Critical Path Method), PERT (Project Evaluation & Review Technique), Crashing (cost – time tradeoff), Project controlling
- Quality Control: International quality standards, Cost of Quality, PDCA, Total Quality Management (TQM), Control Charts for variables and attributes, X-bar, R, p, np, c, and u charts. OC (operating characteristic) curve and sampling plan; Average outgoing quality.
- Plant Location: Factor Rating Method, Location break-even analysis, Center of gravity method.
- Plant Layout: Types of layout, process oriented layout, work cells, Repetitive and product oriented layout, assembly line balancing.
Production Planning and Control: MRP (Material Requirements Planning), MRP inputs and outputs; Short Term Scheduling, Assignment Method, Machine arrangement problems, Sequencing Rules: FCFS, SPT, EDD, LPT, Johnson’s Rule. - Methods Analysis: Flow diagram, Process Chart, Activity Chart, Operations Chart, Process chart; Man-Material flow charts; Work station flow charts; Man-Machine charts. Motion study; Principles of motion economy; Simo chart.
- Work Measurement: Historical experience, Stop watch and time study procedures, Timing methods, Performance rating, Work sampling procedures, Predetermined motion time techniques. Work Sampling
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Text Book(s)
- Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson, “Principal of Operations Management-Sustainability and Supply Chain Management”, Pearson, 2023.
Reference Book(s)
- William J. Stevenson, “Operations Management”, 20th ed., McGraw Hill, 2020.
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