IMMG 22063

>< Title : Operations Management
>< Type/Status : Core Course
>< Teaching and learning objectives:
This course introduces the concepts, principles, issues and practices of operations management. Emphasis is placed on managerial processes for achieving effective operations in manufacturing and service organizations.
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to undertake planning and will be able to operate a simple manufacturing or service processes.
>< Course Content:

Introduction to operations management, background and development of production management systems, product design and process selection, strategic capacity planning, aggregate planning, operations scheduling, materials planning and control, plant location, facility layout types of production, quality management, recent trends in operations management.

>< Methodology:
The course will be delivered in a combination of lectures and case analysis.
>< Scheme of Evaluation:
End-of-semester examination and continuous evaluation.
>< Recommended Reading:
1. Chase, Aquilano, and Jacobs, “Operations Management: Manufacturing and Services, 8th Edition, 1998, McGraw Hill –Irwin.
2. William J. Stevenson, “Operations Management”, 7th Edition, 2001, McGraw Hill – Irwin.

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