CONTENTS:- Section 1: Nature and Scope of Production and Operations Management; Strategic operation Management; Strategic Operation Management; Forecasting - Starting point for production Function; Section 2: Production Process, Manufacturing and Service operations; Product Design and Process Design; Process Planning and Process Design; Plant Utilities; Production Technology; Section 3: Plant Location; Plant Layout; Materials Handling; Factory Building; Job Design and Ergonomics; Work Study - Method Study and Work Measurement; Section 4: Production/Operations Planning and control; Aggregate planning and Master Production Scheduling; Section 5: Materials Management; Purchasing; Purchasing Policies; Materials Storing; Inventory management; Section 6: Productivity and Employees; Annexures; Index.
