Production and Operations Management by N. Nair - 2004

Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 2004. First edition. Softcover. New. This book is intended primarily for the students and faculty members of the management institutes and engineering colleges. The courses covered are MBA, PGDIM(IIM`s),BBA, BE, CA, ICWA and the correspondence courses in MBA conducted by AIMA and IGNOU, It will eually useful for all the entrepreneurs as well as professionals in both the public and private sectores.There are 20 chapters in this book, with each devoted to a particular topic. These are arranged in a logical sequences for easy development of the subject. Management of Technology(MOT) is a modern concept developed recently in the USA. This topic has not found a place in any of the textbooks currently available in the market.This book contains an exclusive chapter on this topic, Similarly,topics like the value management,standardization, and scraps have also include as separate chapters. These are also not found in most of the books written on this subject. Table of contents Chapter 1. Production and Materials Management Chapter 2. Strategic Planning and Forecasting Chapter 3. Nature and Scope of Management Chapter 4. Production Process, Analysis and Planning Chapter 5. Production Scheduling Chapter 6. Plant Location and Layout Chapter 7. Maintenance Management and Replacement Chapter 8. Methods Improvement and Work Simplification Chapter 9. Work Measurement and Production Standard Chapter 10. Methods and Procedures in Production Department Chapter 11. Value Management Chapter 12. Quality Control Engineering Chapter 13. Purchase Decision Chapter 14. Make or Buy Decision Chapter 15. Standardisation Chapter 16. Stores Layout and Locations Systems Chapter 17. Storage Equipment and Methods Chapter 18. Waste, Scrap Disposals and Samples Management Chapter 19. Stock Verification and Valuation Chapter 20. Management of Technology Appendices Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 665.