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Operations and supply chain management

COURSE INTRODUCTION

This course introduces the viewer to the basics of Operations and Supply Chain Management. The concepts in Operations Management are restricted to the planning  and operational  decisions  within  an  organization while  the  supply  chain  concepts  are  for  a network  of organizations. The main emphasis of the course is on the basic concepts and on quantitative modeling of the various decision problems.

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR



Dr. G. Srinivasan
Professor
Department of Management Studies
IIT Madras

COURSE CONTENT

Forecasting.
a.Need for forecasting.
b.Quantitative methods.

Facility layout and location.
a.Qualitative aspects.
b.Quantitative models for layout decisions.
c.Product, process fixed position, group layout.
d.Location decisions-quantitative models

Capacity and aggregate planning.
a.Capacity measurement, Long-term and short term strategies.
b.Aggregate planning.

Inventory management.
a.Various costs in inventory management and need.
b.Deterministic models and discounts.
c.Probabilistic inventory management.

Scheduling models and applications.
a.Scheduling in MRP system.
b.Sequencing rules and applications.
c.Batch production sequencing and scheduling

Introduction to supply chain.
a.Definition, complexity, key issues.
b.Centralized vs. decentralized systems

Value of information and supply chain integration.
a.Bullwhip effect.
b.Push-based, pull based systems

Outsourcing
a:Make or buy decisions.

Transportation decision.
a.Drivers of the decision.
b.Network design decisions.
c.Cross-docking, transshipment.

Distribution and logistics in supply chains
a.Direct shipment/intermediate storage policies.
b.Vehicle routing models.
c.Third-party logistics.

Information technology in supply chain.
a.Enabling supply chain through IT.
b.ERP vendor platforms.
c.Service oriented architecture (SOA).
d.RFID.


Reference
1.Operations Management by Evans and Collier.
2.Operations Management by Heizer and Render.
3.Supply Chain Management by Janat Shah.
4.Supply Chain Management by Chopra and Meindl.

CERTIFICATION EXAM

  • The exam is optional for a fee. Exams will be on 22 Oct, 2017
  • Time: Shift 1: 9am-12 noon; Shift 2: 2pm-5pm
  • Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for a course.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATE
  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of best 8 out of 12 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc