Course
PostgraduateSemester
Sem. ISubject Code
AE643Subject Title
Manufacturing Planning and ControlSyllabus
Introduction to manufacturing planning and control (MPC)- Types and characteristics of manufacturing systems – Operations planning and productivity–– Product development and design - Forecasting - Process planning - Capacity planning – Facility location and layout - Aggregate planning -Master production schedule - materials requirement planning (MRP) and MRP-II –Scheduling in manufacturing systems - Assembly line balancing - Inventory planning and control - Quality management and control – Enterprise resource planning - JIT and lean systems – Introduction to industry 4.0 –Role of Artificial intelligence in MPC - case studies.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. T. E. Vollmann, W. L. Berry, D. C. Whybark and F. R. Jacobs, Manufacturing planning and control, Tata McGraw Hill, 5th Edition 2011.
2. E. S. Buffa and R.K. Sarin, Modern Production/Operations Management, Wiley, 8th Edition, 2010.
3. W. J. Stevenson, Operations Management, McGraw Hill, 14th Edition, 2021.
4. O. Perez, S, Sauceda and J. Cruz, Manufacturing 4.0: The use of emergent technologies in manufacturing, Palibrio, 2018.
5. K.N. Krishnaswamy and M. Mathirajan, Cases in Operations Management, PHI learning, 2010.
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Identify the elements of MPC and the various transformation processes to enhance industrial productivity and competitiveness.
CO2: Prepare demand forecasts, aggregate production plans, master production schedules and materials requirement plans.
CO3: Analyze and solve facility planning problems, sequencing and scheduling problems in various manufacturing environments, balancing of production lines in a flow manufacturing environment, inventory planning problems and quality control problems.
CO4: Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary topics like JIT and lean systems, Industry 4.0 and the role of artificial intelligence in MPC.