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Course
Pro-forma
Bachelor of Engineering (Manufacturing)
Code
KCEP4114
Title
Manufacturing Planning and Control
Pre-requisite
None
Student Learning Time (SLT)
120 hours
Credit
3
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify the various environments for a manufacturing planning and
control (MPC) and the issues involved with an MPC.
2.
Evaluate different inventory models and management; explain the
main and contemporary approaches of computerized
manufacturing resources planning, capacity requirements planning
(MRP/MRPII) and the
3.
Apply Lean/JIT manufacturing systems, queuing models, work
methods, and simulation techniques in manufacturing.
4.
Design system/process through the application of different
approaches in a coherent manner, and predict performances and
formulate relationships among the intriguing factor.
5.
Compare the usefulness of certain methods or systems for an
effective and efficient MPC
Synopsis
This course is designed to deliver the fundamental and applied
knowledge on contemporary issues so that the students should be able
to manage multi-criteria manufacturing goals. The course contents
include manufacturing systems and production environments; functions
and aspects of manufacturing planning and control (MPC); Quantitative
techniques in MPC multi-criteria goal programming, dynamic
programming, Queuing models, and Simulation; independent inventory
models and management; Materials requirements planning (MRP) and
dependent demand resource planning and MRPII/ERP, capacity
requirements planning; JIT philosophy and systems; Total productive
maintenance (TPM); Work methods and measurement, manufacturing
performance measurements and improvement techniques
Assessment
40 % Continuous Assessments
60 % Final Examination
References
1.
Manufacturing Planning & Control for Supply Chain Management,
5th ed or latest, Thomas E. Vollmann, William L. Berry and others,
McGraw Hill
2.
Operations Management: Strategy and Analysis, fourth edition, Lee
J Krajewski & Larry P Ritzman, 7th ed (2005 or latest) Prentice Hall.
3.
Production and Operations Analysis: Steven Nahmias, 3ed or latest
4.
Principles of Operations management: Jay Heizer and Barry Render
(2007)
5.
Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms, 3rd or advanced
ed (2007), Wayne L. Winston, Duxbury Press
6.
Operations Research, H A Taha, Prentice Hall
7.
Introduction to Operations Research, 6th ed., Hiller and Liberman,
McGraw Hill, International editions
Soft Skills
Communication Skills (CS4)
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills (CT2, CT3)
Life Long Learning and Information Management (LL2, LL3)
Leadership Skills (LS1, LS2)