OIE353 Operations Management Syllabus:

OIE353 Operations Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 Recognize and appreciate the concept of Production and Operations Management in creating and enhancing a firm’s competitive advantages.
 Describe the concept and contribution of various constituents of Production and Operations Management (both manufacturing and service).
 Relate the interdependence of the operations function with the other key functional areas of a firm.
 Teach analytical skills and problem-solving tools to the analysis of the operations problems.
 Apply scheduling and Lean Concepts for improving System Performance.

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 , framework; Supply Chain Management

UNIT II FORECASTING, CAPACITY AND FACILITY DESIGN

Demand Forecasting – Need, Types, COURSE OBJECTIVES and Steps. Overview of Qualitative andQuantitative methods. Capacity Planning – Long range, Types, Developing capacity alternatives. Overview of sales and operations planning. Overview of MRP, MRP II and ERP. Facility Location – Theories, Steps in Selection, Location Models. Facility Layout – Principles, Types, Planning tools and techniques.

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 Study – COURSE OBJECTIVES, Procedure. Method Study and Motion Study. Work Measurement and Productivity – Measuring Productivity and Methods to improve productivity.

UNIT IV MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Materials Management – COURSE OBJECTIVES, Planning, Budgeting and Control. Purchasing – COURSE OBJECTIVES, Functions, Policies, Vendor rating and Value Analysis. Stores Management – Nature, Layout, Classification and Coding. Inventory – COURSE OBJECTIVES, Costs and control techniques. Overview of JIT.

UNIT V SCHEDULING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Management – Scheduling Techniques, PERT, CPM; Scheduling – work centers – nature, importance; Priority rules and techniques, shopfloor control; Flow shop scheduling – Johnson‟s Algorithm – Gantt charts; personnel scheduling in services.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1: The students will appreciate the role of Production and Operations management in enabling and enhancing a firm’s competitive advantages in the dynamic business environment.
CO2: The students will obtain sufficient knowledge and skills to forecast demand for Production and Service Systems.
CO3: The students will able to Formulate and Assess Aggregate Planning strategies and Material Requirement Plan.
CO4: The students will be able to develop analytical skills to calculate capacity requirements and developing capacity alternatives.
CO5: The students will be able to apply scheduling and Lean Concepts for improving System Performance.

TEXT BOOKS

1. Richard B. Chase, Ravi Shankar, F. Robert Jacobs, Nicholas J. Aquilano, Operations andSupply 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 McGraw Hill, 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 McGraw Hill, Third Edition, 2008.
5. Aswathappa K and Shridhara Bhat K, Production and Operations Management, HimalayaPublishing 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.