Manufacturing Operations – Planning, Management and Control

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Operations Management Basics

Lecture 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 2: Glossary of Terms and Definitions

Lecture 3: Production Management and System

Lecture 4: Classification of Production Systems

Lecture 5: A Framework for Managing Operations

Lecture 6: Operations Management – Objectives

Lecture 7: Strategic Role of Operations

Lecture 8: Strategic Planning

Lecture 9: Productivity

Lecture 10: Scope of Operations Management

Chapter 2: Role of Global Operations

Lecture 1: Global Factors

Lecture 2: Benefits of Global Operations

Lecture 3: Challenges and Cost Considerations

Lecture 4: Total Cost of Ownership

Lecture 5: Political and Economic Factors

Chapter 3: Decision Making in Operations

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Framework for Decision Making

Lecture 3: Decision Methods and Techniques

Lecture 4: Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Lecture 5: Decision Making Under Risk

Lecture 6: Break Even Analysis

Lecture 7: Break-Even Point Examples – 1

Lecture 8: Break-Even Point Examples – 2

Lecture 9: Discrete and Continuous Data Equations

Lecture 10: Decision Tree

Chapter 4: Systems Design and Capacity

Lecture 1: Design and Systems Capacity

Lecture 2: Capacity Planning

Lecture 3: Capacity Decisions

Chapter 5: Locating Facilities

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Reasons for Selecting a Suitable Location

Lecture 3: Plant/Facility Location – Factors

Lecture 4: Location Models

Lecture 5: Weighted Factor Rating Methods

Lecture 6: Load Distance Methods

Lecture 7: Centre of Gravity

Lecture 8: Locational Economics

Chapter 6: Facility Layout

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Plant Layout Basics

Lecture 3: Classification of Layout

Lecture 4: Combination and Fixed Position Layout

Lecture 5: Group (Cellular) Layout

Lecture 6: Design of Product Layout

Lecture 7: Line Balancing Example

Lecture 8: Design of Process Layout

Lecture 9: Service Layout

Chapter 7: Forecasting Demand

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Forecasting Demand – Objectives and Methods

Lecture 3: Time Series Methods

Lecture 4: Exponential Smoothing

Lecture 5: Regression Methods – Simple Regression

Lecture 6: Correlation Methods – Simple Correlation

Lecture 7: Forecast Controls

Lecture 8: Forecast Application

Chapter 8: Developing and Designing Products

Lecture 1: Product Design and Analysis

Lecture 2: Marketing and Production Characteristics

Lecture 3: Economic Analysis and Production Aspect

Lecture 4: Design for Manufacture

Lecture 5: Design for Excellence

Chapter 9: Managing Materials

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Materials Management – Functions

Lecture 3: Purchasing – Objectives and Parameters

Lecture 4: Selection of Suppliers

Lecture 5: Stores Management

Lecture 6: Inventory Management

Lecture 7: Inventory Model EOQ – Trial and Error Method

Lecture 8: Inventory Model EOQ – Analytical Method

Lecture 9: Standardisation and Simplification

Lecture 10: Value Analysis

Lecture 11: Ergonomics and Just-in-Time

Chapter 10: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling Basics

Lecture 3: Aggregate Planning Strategies

Lecture 4: Mixed Strategies

Lecture 5: Master Scheduling

Lecture 6: Master Scheduling Format

Lecture 7: Available-to-Promise

Lecture 8: Practical Examples

Chapter 11: Material and Capacity Requirements Planning

Lecture 1: Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 2: Material and Capacity Requirements Planning Objectives