Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Introduction to Operations ManagementUnit 2: Facility Location & LayoutUnit 3: Production Planning & Control
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Inventory ManagementUnit 5: Quality Management & Supply Chain
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 2 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 27 topics
01Unit 1: Introduction to Operations Management
6 topics+
- Production vs operations management
- Scope and functions of operations
- Types of production systems: job, batch, mass, continuous
- Operations strategy and competitive priorities
- Productivity: meaning and measurement
- Manufacturing vs service operations
02Unit 2: Facility Location & Layout
5 topics+
- Factors affecting plant location
- Location methods: factor rating, break-even, centre of gravity
- Types of layout: process, product, fixed-position, cellular
- Line balancing basics
- Capacity planning
03Unit 3: Production Planning & Control
5 topics+
- Aggregate planning strategies
- Master production schedule
- Material requirement planning (MRP)
- Scheduling and sequencing: Johnson's rule
- Work study: method study and time study
04Unit 4: Inventory Management
5 topics+
- Types and costs of inventory
- Economic order quantity (EOQ)
- Reorder point and safety stock
- Selective control: ABC, VED, FSN
- Just-in-time (JIT) and Kanban
05Unit 5: Quality Management & Supply Chain
6 topics+
- Quality: dimensions and cost of quality
- Statistical quality control: control charts and acceptance sampling
- TQM, Kaizen and Six Sigma
- ISO 9000 standards
- Supply chain management: concept and drivers
- Bullwhip effect and lean operations
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the scope of operations management and the link between operations and strategy
- Evaluate facility location using factor rating and break-even methods
- Compare process, product, fixed-position and cellular layouts
- Prepare aggregate plans, schedules and simple MRP calculations
- Calculate EOQ, reorder point and apply ABC analysis for inventory control
- Apply quality tools, control charts, TQM and Six Sigma ideas
- Describe supply chain basics, JIT and lean operations
Who it is for
- MBA students of Semester 2 (AKTU) - Finance, Human Resource, Marketing specialisations
- Students aiming at operations, supply chain or manufacturing-sector roles
What you need
- Graduation in any discipline (MBA admission)
- Basic arithmetic and business statistics
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) MBA syllabus of Production & Operations Management (Semester 2). If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus and units.
Are numerical problems asked in the exam?
Yes. EOQ, break-even location, Johnson's rule, line balancing and control chart problems are practised step by step.
How will I be tested?
Unit-wise MCQ tests and a final paper at semester level, plus practice on short and long answer questions from previous university papers.
