School: School of Batch : 2017-2019

Business Studies
Program: MBA Current Academic Year: 2018-2019
Branch: - Semester: III
1 Course Code MBA 230
2 Course Title Recent Trends in SCM
3 Credits 3
4 Contact 2-0-1
Hours
(L-T-P)
Course Status Compulsory
5 Course This course examines the functional area of production and operations
Description management as practised in the manufacturing industry. The course
includes product development process, location analysis, capacity
planning, materials requirements planning (MRP), inventory management
and PPC.
6 Course This modules aims
Objective  To understand the strategic role of production & operations
management in creating and enhancing a firm’s competitive
advantages
 To understand key concepts and issues of POM in both
manufacturing and service organizations
 To understand the interdependence of the production & operations
function with the other key functional areas of a firm
 To apply analytical skills and problem-solving tools to the analysis
of the operations problems
7 Course At the end of this course , Students will be able to :
Outcomes
CO1: Select a specific type of process as per the requirement of particular
product.
CO2: Identify various issues of challenges operations manager faces and
the tools to facilitate the operations manager.
CO3: Carry our location analysis to make a choice for the facility location
CO4: Plan the material requirements & inventory management for a
production system

8 Outline syllabus CO Mapping

Unit A Introduction
A1 The Introduction to POM, Scope, Role, and Objectives of CO1
POM, Operations Mgt. – Concept; Functions
A2 Product Development Process, Product Development CO1,CO2
Techniques.
A3 Process Selection – Job, Batch ,Mass Production Types CO1,CO2
of production Systems
Unit B Facility Location and Layout
B1 Facility Location – Importance; Factor affecting plant CO1,CO2,
location; Location Analysis Techniques CO3
B2 Facility Layout –Objectives; Advantages; Basic Types of CO1,
Plant Layouts. CO2,CO3
B3 Capacity Planning – Concepts; Factors Affective CO1,CO2
Capacity. Planning Decision
Unit C Materials Management
C1 Materials Management – Concept, Objectives, Functions CO1,CO2,
CO4
C2 Purchase Management - Concept, Objectives, Functions CO1,CO2,CO4
C3 Material Requirement Planning System: Structure and CO1, CO2,
Examples CO4
Unit D Inventory Management
D1 Inventory Management – Concepts; Objectives; Factors CO2,CO4
Affecting Inventory
D2 Inventory costs; Basic EOQ Model; Re-Order Levels CO2,CO4
D3 ABC Analysis for Inventory Management CO2, CO4
Unit E Production Planning & Control
E1 Production Planning & Control –Concepts, Objectives; CO1,CO2
Functions
E2 Level of Production Planning and Control CO1,CO2
E3 Role of Production Planning and Control in Operations CO1,CO2
Management
Mode of Theory
examination
Weightage CA MTE ETE
Distribution 30% 20% 50%
Text book/s* Operations Management, Theory & Practice, by B.
Mahadevan, Pearson Education, 2nd edition.
Other 1. Operations Management along the supply chain by
References Russell and Taylor, Wiley India Edition, 2012.
2. Production & Operations Management : Chari, McGraw
Hill
3. Service Operations Management-Improving Service
Delivery : Robert Johnston and Graham Clark, Pearson 2e
4. Service Operations Management : James Fitzsimmons &
Mona Fitzsimmons, TMH
5. Production &Operations Management: Kanishka Bedi,
Oxford University Press, 2nd Ed