Et ZC416
Et ZC416
Et ZC416
Version No Rev 4
Date 11-Jan-19
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Production, Planning & Control is the core of operations management. A typical manufacturing plant
incur over 70% of its cost in direct materials and conversion. Forecasting, capacity planning and
scheduling are key functions that optimize this key operating expense. This can be achieved through a
structured process management. This course introduces these concepts to the students and prepare
them to apply in a manufacturing plant. These learning are equally applicable for service industries as
well.
TEXT BOOKS:
T1 Rusell, R.S. & Taylor, B.W., “Operations Management Along the Supply Chain, Wiley
Student Edition, 7th Ed., 2011
R1 Krajewski, L. J., and Ritzman, L.P., “Operations Management: Strategy and Analysis”, 6th
Edition, Pearson Education, 2003
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
# Learning Outcomes
LO1 Explain operations management, its goals, and its concerns. Apply the tools and
concepts of process analysis. Discuss core topics in process analysis including
bottlenecks, cycle time, capacity analysis, and throughput.
LO4 List the factors impacting decision quality and analyze their influence.
LO5 Comprehend various decision analysis tools and apply them to a given situation.
Class
Module Topics Reference
hour
Course detailing
Operation management (OM), Operations 1 (T1)
and Introduction
1-2 strategy, Functions, Productivity and
to Operation
Globalization.
Management
2
EVALUATION SCHEME