Production And Operations Management

This book presents lucid treatment of a wide range of issues involved in Production and Operations Management. It focuses on the latest techniques in production planning and control considered to be pivotal for organizations, which aim at maximizing their productivity and profitability. The book further discusses in detail the production system concept, facility location, plant layout design, production scheduling, mass production techniques such as assembly line balancing maintenance planning and control, quality control and modern production management tools that include CIM, TQM,TPM and ISO 9000 & 14000 Series. Primarily designed as a textbook for various courses like BBM, BBA, B. Com., MBA and also useful for students persuing courses: Production and Operations Management, Mechanical and Industrial & Production Engineering of Bangalore University and other Indian Universities. Key Features Book is written in simple and lucid style. Contents are present in a most meticulous manner. Charts are provided for easy understanding of the concepts. Exercises are designed for self-evaluation and include objective type, analytical type and application type questions. Skill development to understand the management of Production and Operations through a case study has been given at the end of each chapter. Questionnaire for the case study of Fast-Food restaurant given at the end of each chapter under skill development to understand managing production and operations. Caselets are given at the end of certain chapters for practical exposure. Case studies have been provided at the end of the book to understand the operating system. Contains examination Question Bank. Contains exhaustive Glossary of terminologies.