Basic Concepts : Production Defined, Production as heart of an Organisation, Production Management function, Objectives of Production Management, Scope of Production Management, Decision Making in Production Management Organisation, Historical Evolution of Production / Operations Management.

Design and Control of Production System : Technology Life Cycle (TLC) and Product Design, Categories of process Technologies, impact of design Engineering of technology, mechanization and Automation, impact of Computers on process innovation, Flexible Manufacturing System.

Production Life Cycle and Design : Production Design, Modular Design and Standardisation, Definitions of new Product Opportunities, Product Life Cycle.

Product Planning and Development : Product Development, Research and Development.

Plant Location : Facilities location, Facilities Location Defined, Significance of Plant Location, Objective of Location Strategy, Types of Facilities, Site Selection-Where to locate ? Site Evaluation Process, Critical Factors in Location Analysis, Techniques Location, Break-even Analysis Behavioural impacts in Facility Location.

Plant Layout : Facility Layout / Plant Layout Defined, Objective of Plant Layout, Effects of Layout on cost, Advantages of Good Plant Layout, Basic Types of Layout’s, Which Type of Layout to Use When ? Factors influencing Plant Layout, Guiding Fundamentals to Successful Layout, Approach to Layout Engineering, Step in Planning Plant Layout, Visualise the Layout, Comparison of Different Types of Layouts, Evaluation of Alternative Layouts, Effect of Automation on Layout, Symptoms of a Bad Layout.

Material Handling : Definition, Function of Material Handling, Importance / Significance of Material Handling, Factors on which Material Handling System Depends, Principles of Material Handling, Selection of Material Handling Equipment, Types of Material Handling Equipment, Principle of unit load and Concept of Containerisation and Palletisation, Relation Between Plant layout and Materials Handling Mechanisation and Automation in Material Handling , Assessment of Handling Problems for Mechanisation, Care and Safety in Materials Handling, Some guidelines for Cost Reduction in a Material Handling System.

Demand Forecasting : Forecasts and predictions, Types and time Horizon of Forecasts, Categories of Forecasting, Level of Forecasting, Qualities Method of Forecasting Demand, Selecting the Appropriate Methods of Forecasting.

Production Planning : Characteristics of Production Planning, Objective of Production Planning, Importance of Production Planning, Planning and Manufacturing Systems, Factors Determining an Efficient Production Planning System, Steps of Procedure for Production Planning, Prerequisites of Production Planning Department.

Production Control and Scheduling : Production Control, Scheduling Defined, Dispatching For Batch Production.

Dispatching and Follow up : Despatching.

Maintenance Management : Maintenance Defined, Maintenance Policy, Problems on Maintenance, Service Level Defined.

Work Study : Work Study Defined.

Materials Management : Management of Material Resources, Definition of Materials Management, Scope of Materials Management, Goals and Objectives of Materials Management, The importance of Materials Management to Business Management, Materials Management as profit Centre, Function of Materials Management, interdependencies Between Materials Management and Other Allied Function, Integrated Materials Management Function.

Inventory Control : Inventory Defined, Characteristics of Inventory, Inventory Control Fundamentals, Basic Concepts of Inventory, Related Costs, Perpetual Inventory System, Economic Order Quantity, Selective Inventory Control.