Table of contents

Section I ? Production and Operations Management-A Strategy to Manage Business Dynamics
Chapter 1 Understanding Production and Operations Management
Chapter 2 Operations: Policy and Strategy
Chapter 3 International Production and Operations Management
Chapter 4 Managing Technology in Operations Management
Chapter 5 Value Analysis - An Applied Concept for Manufacturing and Service Industry
Section II ? Product and Process Design and Development
Chapter 6 A Guide to Effective Product Design
Chapter 7 Process Design and Analysis
Chapter 8 Integrated Product and Process Development
Section III - Strategic Issues in Production and Operations Management
Chapter 9 Project Management
Chapter 10 Facility Location
Chapter 11 Demand Forecasting
Chapter 12 Capacity Planning
Chapter 13 Facility and Plant Layout
Section IV - Medium and Short Range Planning Issues Chapter 14 Aggregate Planning
Chapter 15 Materials and Resource Requirement Planning
Chapter 16 Production Planning and Control
Chapter 17 Operations Scheduling and Workplace Planning
Chapter 18 Waiting Line (Queue) Management
Section V - Managing and Maintaining the Supply Chain
Chapter 19 Inventory Management
Chapter 20 Supply Chain Management
Chapter 21 Warehouse and Materials Management
Chapter 22 Materials Handling- Principles, Operations & Equipment
Chapter 23 Maintenance Policy and Replacement Analysis
Section VI - Quality Imperatives for Production Excellence
Chapter 24 Quality- A Tool for Achieving Excellence
Chapter 25 Quality Control Techniques
Chapter 26 World Class Manufacturing
Section VII - Work Improvement Techniques
Chapter 27 Work Study and Industrial Engineering
Chapter 28 Quantitative Techniques for Decision Making
Chapter 29 Learning Curves
Chapter 30 Reliability and Redundancy

Overview: This book provides a comprehensive coverage on production and operations management with a student friendly approach. It includes all the latest topics of the subject. With rich pedagogy, numerous examples and numerical problems, it will fulfill the requirements of business management students.