Syllabus of National Institute of Technology - Tiruchirappalli (NIT-T) MBA - MB770 Production Planning & Control

Forecasting - Subjective estimate - survey - Delphi method - Regression models - Single variable model Two variable model -Econometric models - Input-output model.

Facilities Decisions - Measuring capacities of facilities -- Determining facility needs - Economies of scale.

Aggregate Planning: Planning by Trial and error method - Planning by Transportation method – Planning by Linear Programming - Planning by Linear - Decision rule method - Planning by Heuristic method - Planning by Computer search method.

Scheduling - Single machine sequencing with Independent jobs - Parallel machine models - Flow shop scheduling - Job shop scheduling - Simulation studies of the Dynamic job shop. Dispatching.

Process Planning - Group Technology - Classification and coding systems for process planning
Expediting and monitoring

Books:

1. Narasimhan Sim, et.al, 'Production Planning and Inventory Control', Printice Hall 2nd Ed., New Jersy, 1995.

2. Knight, W.A. & Gdlagher, C.C., 'Group Technology Production methods in Manufacture', 1996.