DI04000271 · Semester 4 · 5G scheme
Operations Management
Notes and solutions following the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) syllabus for DI04000271. Independent material — not issued by the university.
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Syllabus units
Unit 1: Introduction to Operations Management
- Definition, scope, and objectives of Operations Management.
- Role of operations in manufacturing & service sectors.
- Productivity: definition, factors affecting productivity, productivity improvement.
- Operations strategy and decision-making.
- Types of production systems: job, batch, mass, continuous, cellular, lean.
Unit 2: Product & Process Design
- Product development process and engineering involvement.
- Value engineering & value analysis.
- Product lifecycle and standardization.
- Process design: process planning, process charts, flow diagrams.
- Process selection: make-or-buy decisions.
- Facility location: factors, location analysis techniques (qualitative & quantitative).
- Facility layout: types-process, product, fixed, cellular; layout planning tools.
Unit 3: Production Planning & Control (PPC), Forecasting & Capacity Planning
- Role of PPC in manufacturing.
- Aggregate planning: strategies & methods.
- Master Production Schedule (MPS).
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP) & MRP-II.
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
- Scheduling: job scheduling (Gantt charts, priority rules), machine loading, sequencing (Johnson's rule).
- Dispatching & follow-up.
Unit 4: Inventory Management
- Role of inventory, types of inventory, inventory costs.
- Deterministic models: EOQ, EPQ, quantity discount models.
- Probabilistic models: safety stock, service levels.
- Inventory control systems: P-system, Q-system.
- Selective control techniques: ABC, VED, FSN, HML, SDE analysis.
- Just-In-Time (JIT) inventory systems and Kanban.
Unit 5: Quality Management, Lean Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Basic concepts of quality, dimensions of quality.
- Quality control tools: 7QC tools (Check sheet, Histogram, Pareto, Cause-effect, Control chart, Scatter diagram, Flowchart).
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) basics.
- Acceptance sampling plans.
- Total Quality Management (TQM), Kaizen, 5S, Poka-Yoke.
- Six Sigma: DMAIC process.
About this course
This course equips engineering students with the skills to design, manage, and optimize production and service operations for improved efficiency and quality. It builds a foundation for effective decision-making in real-world industrial and technological environments.