Operations Management, Nature, Importance, transformation processes, differences between services and goods. Operations strategy, Supply chain Management

Demand Forecasting, Need, Types, Objectives and Steps, Overview of Qualitative and Quantitative methods, Capacity Planning, Types, Developing capacity alternatives, Overview of sales and operations planning. Overview of MRP,MRP II and ERP

Product Design, Process - Planning, Selection, Major Decisions. Work Study - Objectives, Procedure, Method Study and Motion Study, Work Measurement and Productivity, Measuring Productivity and Methods to improve productivity

Material Management, Planning, Budgeting and Control. Inventory Management: ABC Analysis, JIT, Lead-time Management.WIP: Lean ManufacturingFGS: Push V/S Pull System, Advantages of Pull System. Stores Management – Nature, layout and classifications

Purchasing function – Selection of materials and vendors – Purchasing Organization – Concept of value analysis.