Production Management Systems
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The official GTU curriculum for Production Management Systems (subject code 2724610) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 8 units, covering 55 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2724610)Unit 1 Introduction
- Manufacturing systems - Job shop production
- Batch production
- Mass production – Characteristics
Unit 2 Production Planning and Control
- Functions and objectives of PPC, phases of PPC, Aggregate Planning and Master Production Scheduling
Unit 3 Introduction to MRP and MRP II
- MRP Concept
- Product Structure and Bill of Material
- Lot sizing in MRP systems – Minimum cost per period method
- Period order quantity method
- Least unit cost method
- Part period balancing method
- Evolution from MRP to MRP II – Closed loop concept
Unit 4 Just In Time (JIT)
- Introduction to JIT Manufacturing
- Working of Kanban System
- Push and Pull Manufacturing Comparison
Unit 5 Introduction to Work Study
- Concept and scope of Method and Time Study
- Operation Process Chart
- Flow Process Chart
- Flow Diagram
- Man and machine chart
- Two handed process chart
- Principles of Motion Economy
- Different tools and techniques of work measurement
Unit 6 Production Scheduling
- Single machine scheduling [Conditions/Assumptions of single machine scheduling
- Definitions of Processing time
- Ready Time
- Due date
- Completion time
- Flow time
- Mean flow time
- Mean tardiness
- Shortest Processing Time (SPT) Rule to minimize mean flow rate
- Weighted Mean flow rate
- Earliest Due Date (EDD) Rule to minimize maximum lateness]
- Flow Shop Scheduling [Conditions/Assumptions of flow-shop scheduling
- Johnson’s Algorithm for 2 machines n jobs problems]
- Job Shop Scheduling [ Introduction
- Graphical solution of 2 jobs and M machines]
Unit 7 Introduction to Value Engineering
- Concept and Objectives of Value Engineering
- Understanding the terms Value
- Types of Value
- Cost-Function Relationship
- Introduction of Value Analysis Techniques
- Difference Between Value Engg. and Value Analysis
- Advantages and Applications. 05 15 Text Books: 1 Production and Operations Management by R
- Prentice –Hall of India Private Limited
- New Delhi. 2 Introduction to Work Study
- 3rd Revised Edn. 3 Production and Operations Management by K C Arora
- Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd.
- New Delhi. 4 Industrial Engineering and Management by M Mahajan
- Dhanpat Rai Publications
- New Delhi. 5 PPC and Industrial Management by K C Jain & L N Agrawal. 6 Modern Production Management by Buffa. 7 Production System
- Analysis and Control by J L Riggs
Unit 8 Industrial Engineering and Operations Management by S K Sharma, Savita Sharma and
- Tushar Sharma
- S K Kataria & Sons
- New Delhi