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This book combines a treatment of quantitative methods for production planning and control with a computer-oriented approach to managerial decision making. This integrative approach serves admirably in preparing students for the real-world challenging task of synthesizing their knowledge of the concepts of production management, operations research and software for writing new programs for managerial applications.
The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses some techniques of Operations Research such as linear programming, transportation, assignment models and dynamic programming. These topics are included as prerequisites for solving problems of production management presented in Part 2. The required mathematical fundamentals such as probability and statistics have been covered in Appendices.
Part 2 is devoted to a detailed discussion of key elements of production management such as forecasting, capacity analysis, plant layout, assembly line balancing, inventory control, materials requirement planning (MRP), production scheduling, quality control, total quality management (TQM), and system simulation. Interspersed throughout the text are solved numerical examples designed to clarify and amplify the use of relevant quantitative techniques.
Computer programs with source code in C for solving managerial problems are included in a supplement to each chapter. All these programs have been tested using the Turbo C compiler, and the actual outputs generated with the programs for some practical problems are also given.Written in an easy-to-read and easy-to-use style, this textbook is designed for undergraduate students pursuing courses in production, industrial and mechanical engineering. It is also suitable for production and operations management courses in MBA programmes.ISBN-- 8120317424 ,
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Pages : 608
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