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MBA II TRIMESTER

Course Code: MMH 717 Course Title: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND LEARNING OUTCOMES


Operations Management (OM) is concerned with the management of resources and activities that
produce and deliver goods and services for customers. Efficient and effective operations can
provide an organization with major competitive advantages since the ability to respond to customer
and market requirements quickly, at a low cost, and with high quality, is vital to attaining
profitability and growth through increased market share. Therefore, this course is designed to:
 Understand the process model of operations that describes inputs being transformed into
outputs within the boundary of an operations system.
 Know the role of operations managers, in particular the importance of focusing on suppliers
and customers who are outside this boundary, as well as on other aspects of the operations
system's external environment.
After studying this course, students will be able to:
S.No Learning Outcome Assessment

1 Understand the basics of operations management using manufacturing and A1

service examples.

2 Identify the roles and responsibilities of operations managers in different A1

organizational contexts.

3 Apply the planning and control concepts for decision-making A2

4 Analyse the role of operations in projects A3

5 Evaluate strategies for improvement in manufacturing and service contexts A3

COURSE OUTLINE AND INDICATIVE CONTENT


UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (6 Hours)
Introduction to Operations Management- Scope, Need, historical evolution of OM, Goods Vs.
Services. Input-Process-Output Model. Need for Operations Strategy.
UNIT-II: DESIGNING OPERATIONS (6 Hours)
Process design, product design, Service delivery systems. Layout Planning - Types of Layout,
Implications for layout planning, Layout Design.
UNIT-III: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONS –I (6 Hours)
Facilities Location – Location Decision Relevant Factors, Location Planning Methods. Capacity
Planning and Inventory Management.
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Unit-IV: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONS –I (6 Hours)
Aggregate Production Planning (APP) - APP- Strategies, Master Production Scheduling –
Linkages with APP. Evolution of ERP – Developing MRP Logic- Bill of Materials (BoM), Lot
Sizing Rules, Master Production Schedule (MPS), MRP: Core Logic, Developing MRP,
V. QUALITY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT (6 Hours)
Introduction to Quality Management, Quality Philosophy, BPR and Continuous Improvement tools
- SQC.
Introduction to Project Management, Knowledge areas in the Project Management, Project
Environment, Project Life cycle.

Learning and teaching activities


 Mixed pedagogy approach is adopted throughout the course. Classroom based face to face
teaching, directed study, independent study via G-Learn, case studies, projects and practical
activities (individual & group).

Teaching and learning resources


Soft copies of teaching notes/cases etc. will be uploaded onto the G-learn. Wherever necessary,
printouts, handouts etc. will be distributed in the class. Prescribed text book will be provided to all.
However you should not limit yourself to this book and should explore other sources on your own.
You need to read different books and journal papers to master certain relevant concepts to analyze
cases and evaluate projects. Some of these reference books given below will be available in our
library.
Text Book:
Heizer Jay, Barry Render, Chuck Munson & Amit Sachan 2017, Operations Management –
Sustainability & Supply Chain Management, Pearson, 12th Edition.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. B.Mahadevan, 2016, Operations Management theory and practice, 3rd Edition, Pearson
Education.
2. Lee J. krajewski, Larry P.Ritzman, Manoj K. Malhotra & Samir K. Srivastava 2016,
Operations Management – Processes and Supply Chains, 11th Edition, Pearson.
3. Collier/Evans/Ganguly: OM: A South – Asian Perspective, 3rd Edition, Cengage Learning
India Pvt. Ltd.

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