The basic basis of any business is to meet the demands of consumers by offering services and goods, creating value for them, and solving their issues in the process. Operations and production management have been recognised as a significant aspect in a country's economic progress for over two centuries. The use of business organisation and management concepts in the creation of goods and services is referred to as production and operations management. Production and operations management are more similar than they are dissimilar: production management is concerned with the manufacture of items, whereas operations management is concerned with the management of services. Organizations that are successful have well-defined and efficient line and support functions. Production is a line function that has a direct impact on customer experience and, as a result, the organization's future.
This book, based on the state of art knowledge, represents a major step in understanding the field of production and operations management. It is an attempt to comprehend and consolidate the scattered knowledge on product analysis, capacity management, productivity, forecasting in production, and operations management. The present piece of work extensively correlates the various topics like production scheduling, quality management, quality control, aggregate planning, production planning, and control. The books would not only serve as a reference but also as a guide and inspiration for shaping future research. Different approaches, evaluations, and methodologies have been included in it. This book is meant for students who are looking for an elaborate reference on production and operations management.
Preface
1. Overview of Production and Operations Management
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of Production and Operations management
3. Roles and Responsibilities of Production and Operations
Manager
4. Recent Trends in Production and Operations Management
5. Introduction to Operations Strategy
6. Concept of Strategy
7. Role of Strategic Management
8. Concept of Operations Strategy
9. Steps in Strategy Formulation Process
10. Strategy Evaluation Process
11. Conclusion
References
2. Forecasting in Production and Operations Management
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of Forecasting
3. Techniques of Forecasting
4. Advantages of Forecasting
5. Limitations of Forecasting
6. Criteria for Efficient Forecasting
7. Conclusion
References
3. Product Analysis
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of Products and its characteristics
3. Product Selection
4. Product Design
5. Concept of Product development
6. Conclusion
References
4. Capacity Management
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of Capacity
3. Concepts of Capacity Management
4. Process Activities of Capacity Management
5. Responsibilities of Capacity Management
6. Estimation of Capacity Requirement Planning
7. Concept of Capacity planning
8. Methods for measuring capacity
9. Conclusion
References
5. Productivity
1. Introduction
2. Concept of Productivity
3. Concept of Job Analysis
4. Concept of Job Description
5. Concept of Job Specification
6. Conclusion
References
6. Production Scheduling
1. Introduction
2. Components of Production Scheduling
3. Importance of Production Scheduling
4. Concept of loading
5. Product Sequencing
6. Project Scheduling
7. Conclusion
References
7. Quality Management
1. Introduction
2. Benefits of a QMS
3. Concept of Quality Management
4. Components of Quality Management
5. Principles of Quality Management
6. Total Quality Management
7. Methods of Quality Improvement
8. Cost of Quality
9. International Organization for standardization
10. Conclusion
References
8. Quality Control
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of Quality Control
3. Techniques of Quality Control
4. Quality Control Methods
5. Six Sigma
6. Conclusion
References
9. Aggregate Planning and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
1. Introduction
2. Concept of Aggregate Planning
3. Concept of Linear Programming
4. Capacity Requirement Planning
5. Enterprise Resource Planning
6. Conclusion
References
10. Production Planning and Control
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of Production Planning and Control
3. Concept of Production Planning
4. Integration between Production planning and Production Control
5. Concept of line of Balance
6. Conclusion
References
Index
Twana Elliot serves as a Guest Lecturer at Technical Institute, Chihuahua. He obtained his Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering from Public University, Quebec. He has wide-ranging areas of academic and research interests, which include advanced manufacturing technologies and production engineering. Elliot serves on the editorial board of international journals in the field of production management and engineering. He consistently shares his knowledge with the researcher fraternity by organizing lectures and conferences around the globe.
