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3333UM OF
M.Tech- Industrial Engineering & Management
(EPRIE200800)
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
GITAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
GITAM UNIVERSITY
1st SEMESTER
1
Periods per week Max. marks
Course No. Name of the course
Lec. Lab Total
Duration of
exam (hr) End
Exam Sess. Total
Credits
EPRIE101 Probability and Statistics 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
*EPRIE102 Advanced Optimization
Techniques 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE103 Work System Design 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE104 Management Principles &
Perspectives 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE105 Supply Chain Management 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE121
EPRIE122
EPRIE123
EPRIE124
EPRIE125
ELECTIVE – I
4
— 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE111 Industrial Management
Lab — 3 3 — — 100 100 2
EPRIE112 Seminar — 3 3 — — 100 100 2
Total 24 6 30 360 440 800 28
ELECTIVE-I
EPRIE121: Reliability Engineering and Management
EPRIE122: Maintenance Management
EPRIE123: Project Management
EPRIE124: Corporate Planning
EPRIE125: Marketing Management
* Common with Mechanical Engineering Department (M.Tech CAD/CAM and M.Tech Machine Design)
2
2nd
SEMESTER
Periods per
week
Max. marks Course No. Name of the course
Lec. Lab Total
Duration
of exam
(hr) Exam Sess. Total
Credits
EPRIE201 Facility Planning and Design 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE202 Operations Planning & Control
Systems 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE203 Financial Management 4 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE204 Management Information
Systems 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE205 Total Quality Management 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE231
EPRIE232
EPRIE233
EPRIE234
EPRIE235
ELECTIVE – II 4 — 4 3 60 40 100 4
EPRIE211 Computer Applications Lab — 3 3 — — 100 100 2
EPRIE212 Seminar — 3 3 — — 100 100 2
Total 24 6 30 360 440 800 28
ELECTIVE-II
EPRIE231: Soft Computing
EPRIE232: Management of Technology And Innovation
EPRIE233: Human Resource Management
EPRIE234: Product Design Management
EPRIE235: Production Management
3
3rd
SEMESTER
Periods per week Max. marks
Course No. Name of the
course Lec.
.
Lab/
Tut Total
Duration of
exam (hours) Exam Sess. Total Credits
EPRIE311 Comprehensive
Viva - — 100 -- 100 2
EPRIE312 Project - -- 50 50 100 6
Total 150 50 200 8
4th
SEMESTER
Periods per week Max. marks
Course No. Name of the
course
Lec.
Lab/Tut Total
Duration
of exam
(hours) Exam Sess. Total
Credits
EPRIE411 Project - - 50 50 100 16
Total 50 50 100 16
The prerequisite for submission of the ME thesis is that one should communicate his/her work to
any referred journal.
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1st SEMESTER
EPRIE101: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40 UNIT-1 Data Description: Graphical presentation of data - Numerical description of data - Exploratory data
analysis.
Probability distributions:- Introduction to probability and random variables - Binomial distribution,
Poisson distribution, Geometric distribution, Hyper Geometric distribution, Normal distribution,
Log-Normal distribution, Uniform distribution, Exponential distribution, Gamma distribution, Beta
distribution and Weibull distribution - Random samples and sampling distributions of mean and
variance.
UNIT-11 Parameter Estimation: Point estimation - Properties of estimators, The method of maximum
likelihood, The method of moments, Confidence interval estimation of mean, and variance.
Statistical hypothesis tests: Operations characteristic curve, Tests of hypothesis on the mean of a
Normal Distribution, Tests of hypothesis on the means of two Normal distributions, The paired t-test,
Tests of hypothesis on one variance, Tests of hypothesis for the equality of two variances, The
testing for goodness of fit.
UNIT-111 Design and Analysis of Experiments:- Fundamental assumptions of analysis of variance, Single
factor experiments – Fixed/random effects model – Model adequacy checking - Multiple
comparisons - Design of experiments with several factors - Two factor factorial experiments –
UNIT-1V
Non-Parametric Statistics: The sign test - The Wilcoxson signed rank test, The Wilcoxson Rank-
sum test.
UNIT-V Taguchi Approach to Design of Experiments - The Loss Function – Orthogonal array – Signal-to-
Noise ratio.
Text Book Probability and Statistics in Engineering and Management Science, Hines, W. W, and Montgomery,
D. C., John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1990.
References: 1. Principles of Experimental Design and Analysis, Garcia-Diaz, A and Phillips, D. T.,Chapman
& Hall, New York, 1995.
2. Mathematical Statistics, Freund, J. E ,Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1990.5. Anderson,
M.J. and Whitcomb, P.J., DOE Simplified: Practical Tools for Effective
3. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Hogg, R.V. and Craig, A.T.
4. Elements of Probability Theory, Cramer, K.
5. Statistics for Management, Levin and Rubin, PHI, 2001.
6. Probability & Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Ronald E. Walpole, Pearson
Education Asia Edition.
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*EPRIE102: ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT I
Geometric programming (G.P): Solution of an unconstrained geometric programming,
differential calculus method and arithmetic method. Primal dual relationship and sufficiency
conditions. Solution of a constrained geometric programming problem (G.P.P), Complementary
Geometric Programming.
UNIT II
Dynamic programming(D.P): Multistage decision processes. Concepts of sub optimisation,
computational procedure in dynamic programming calculus method and tabular methods. Linear
programming as a case of D.P and Continuous D.P.
UNIT III Integer programming(I.P): Graphical representation. Gomory's cutting plane method. Bala's
algorithm for zero-one programming problem. Branch-and-bound method. Sequential linear
discrete programming, Generalized penalty function method
UNIT IV
Stochastic Programming (S.P): Basic Concepts of Probability Theory, Stochastic linear
programming
UNIT V
Unconventional optimization techniques: Multi-objective optimization - Lexicographic
method, Goal programming method, Genetic algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Neural Networks
based Optimization.
Text Book Engineering Optimization - Theory and Practice by Rao, S.S., New Age International (P) Ltd.
Publishers.
References:
1. Operations Research- Principles and Practice, Ravindran, Phillips and Solberg, John
Wiely
2. Introduction to Operations Research, Hiller and Lieberman, Mc Graw Hill
3. Goal Programming and Extensions by James P. Ignizio, Lexigton Books.
4. Genetic Algorithms - In Search, Optimization and Machine Learning by David E.
Goldberg, Addison-Wesley Longman (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd
* Common with Mechanical Engineering Department (M.Tech CAD/CAM and M.Tech Machine Design)
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EPRIE103: WORK SYSTEM DESIGN Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-1 Definition and scope of work design and measurement.
Work System Design and Methods Study: Scope of work design – procedure for methods study
– Process analysis – Process charts – Operation analysis –
UNIT-11 Work Measurement: Time study equipment – Establishment and maintenance of time standards –
Allowances and Performance rating - Precision time measurement – Pre-determined fundamental
motion time standards – Standard data – Work sampling – activity and performance sampling –
Errors and sensitivity of technique – Physiological methods of work measurement.
UNIT-111
Ergonomics: Nature of man-machine systems – characteristics – purpose – operational functions
and components – types of systems-Principles of motion economy. Information input and
processing – sources and pathways of stimuli-Information theory – Information theory –
Information input processes – Displays used in information input – Coding systems – Time
sharing – Noise and the theory of signal detection – Human information processing.
UNIT-1V
Value Engineering: Value – definition, types, Value analysis – procedure – Creativity and Brain-
Storming, Advantages and Applications.
UNIT-V
Job evaluation and incentive scheme: Job description and job analysis - Job evaluation-different
methods - Individual and group incentive concepts and implications - Different types of
incentive schemes.
Text Book
Introduction to Work Study, I.L.O., 3rd Revised Edn., 1986.
References: 1. Barnes, R. M., Work Design and Measurement, Wiley & Sons.
2. Human Factors in Engineering and Design, Macormick, E.J., Tata McGraw-Hill
3. Methods, Standards and Work Design, Benjamin W. Niebel and Andris Freivalds, WCB
Mc Graw Hill(1999)
4. Improving Productivity and Effectiveness, Mundel, Marvin, E., Prentice Hall, 1983.
5. Human Factors Engineering & Design, Sounders, M.S. and McCornic, E.J., McGraw
Hill, 1983.
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EPRIE104: MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PERSPECTIVES
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-1
Management principles: Management functions, Roles & Skills - History of management
thought - Various theories and approaches to management- Planning process, tools and
techniques.
UNIT-11
Concept of decision and decision making, Decision making process, approaches and aids -
Formal and informal organizations - Organization structure and design - Organization principles
of line and staff authority and span of control - Delegation, decentralization and autonomy
UNIT-111
Managerial control-need and principles - Role of information in control - Control methods and
techniques - Managerial ethics and social responsibility.
UNIT-1V
Systems approach in problem solving: Systems concepts: System, Environment, Input, Output,
Process, Feedback and Control - Classification of systems - System analysis: System design and
systems engineering - General systems theory and its application to business problems
UNIT-V
Systems design: System purchaser(s), Objectives, Constraints, Design of input, Output process
and Feedback control - Examples of application and case studies in different areas of business
management.
Text Books 1. Principle and practice of management, Prasad , L M, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi
2005. 2. Management of System Dynamics, Coyle, R.G., John Wily & Sons, Chichester, U.K (1977).
References:
1. Management, Koonetz, H, O'Donnel, C. and Weihrich, H., McGraw Hill International
Student Edn., 9th Edn., 1984.
2. Introduction to Management, Plankett, W.R. and Attner, R.F., Kent Publishing Company.
3. Systems Analysis for Business and Industrial Problem Solving by Optner, S.L., McGraw
Hill, NY, 1975.
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EPRIE105: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM): Concept of supply management and SCM,
Importance of supply chain flows, Core competency, Value chain, Elements of supply chain efficiency, Key issues in SCM, Decision phases, Supply chain integration, Process view of a supply chain,
Competitive Strategy and supply chain strategies, Uncertainties in supply chain, Supply chain drivers.
UNIT-11 Inventory Management: Introduction, Selective control techniques, Cost involved in inventory system,
Single stage inventory control, Economic lot size models, application to economic production quantity,
Effect of demand uncertainty, Single period models, Initial inventory, Multiple order opportunities, Deterministic Models, Quantity discounts. Periodic and Quantity review policies, Mathematical
modelling under known stock out costs and service levels, Joint replenishment for multiple items,
Inventory system constraints, Working capital restrictions, and storage space restrictions.
Unit-III
Designing Supply Chain Network: Introduction, Network design, factors influencing network design,
Data collection, Data aggregation, Transportation rates, Warehouse costs, Capacities and locations, Models and data validation, Key features of a network configuration, Impact of uncertainty on network
design, Network design in uncertain environment, Value of information: Bullwhip effect, Information
sharing, Information and supply chain trade-offs, Distribution strategies, Direct shipment distribution strategies, transshipment and selecting appropriate strategies.
Unit-IV Supply Chain Integration: Introduction, Push, Pull and Push-pull supply chains, identifying appropriate
supply chain strategy. Sourcing and procurement, Outsourcing benefits, Importance of suppliers,
Evaluating a potential supplier, Supply contracts, Competitive bidding and Negotiation. Purchasing,
Objectives of purchasing , Relations with other departments, Centralized and Decentralized purchasing, Purchasing procedure, Types of orders, Tender buying, E-procurement, Role of E business in supply
chains.
Unit-V
Issues in Supply Chain Management: Introduction, Risk management, Managing global risk, Issues in
international supply chain, regional differences in logistics. Local issues in supply chain, issues in natural
disaster and other calamities, issues form SMEs, Organized retail in India, Reverse logistics.
Text Book 1. Designing & Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies & Case Studies, Simchi-Levi, D. Kaminsky, P.
Simchi-Levi, E. and Ravi Shankar. Third Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, Third Edition, 2008.
2. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning & Operations, Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. Second Edition,
Pearson Education (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2004.
References: 1. Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, Doebler, D.W. and Burt, D.N. Text and Cases, McGraw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1996
2. Principles of Inventory & Materials Management, Tersine, R.J Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 1994
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ELECTIVE – I
EPRIE121: RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-1 Basic Concepts of Reliability: Definitions of Reliability, Hazard rate, Active redundancy, Maintainability, Downtime, Reliability and Quality, Failure and failure modes, Causes of failures,
Maintainability and Availability.
Reliability Mathematics: Introduction to probability distributions, Concept of Bathtub Hazard Rate curve, Reliability evaluation of two-state device networks-series, parallel, k-out-of-m systems; Standby
redundant systems, Reliability evaluation of three-state device networks-series and parallel.
UNIT-11 Reliability Determination Methods: Network reduction technique, Path tracing technique,
Decomposition technique, Delta-Star method.
Advanced Reliability Evaluation Concepts: Supplementary variables technique, Interference theory, Human reliability, Common cause failures, Fault trees, Failure mode and effect analysis.
UNIT-111 Reliability Improvement: Redundancy optimization-parallel, series-parallel, and series networks. Failure Data Analysis: Failure data banks, Non-repairable items failure data analysis-complete data,
incomplete data; incomplete failure data hazard plotting technique, Maximum likelihood estimation
technique.
UNIT-IV Maintainability and Availability: Maintainability function, Availability function, Maintainability, System, Frequency of failures, Two-unit parallel system with repair, k-out-of-m systems, Preventive
maintenance.
Reliability Management: Reliability Programme, Management policies and decisions, Reliability
management by objectives, Reliability groups, Reliability data acquisition and analysis, Managing people for reliability.
UNIT-V Total Productivity Maintenance (TPM): Distinctive features of TPM, Basic philosophy of zero defects (ZD), ZD and TPM, Maximizing equipment effectiveness, Six major losses, TPM development activities,
Steps of TPM development, Autonomous maintenance, Planned maintenance, Measuring TPM
effectiveness.
References:
1. Reliability Anaysis and Prediction Engineering, K B Mishra, Elsevier Science Publishers,1992
2. Reliability Engineering & Teretechnology, A K Gupta, Macmillian India Ltd.
3. Reliability Engineering, Balagrusamy, E. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing, New Delhi, 1984. 4. Reliability Engineering in System Design and Operation, Balbir S. Dhillon. Von Nostrand Reinhold
Company, New York, 1983.
5. Introduction to TPM, Nakajima Seiichi, Productivity Press India, Madras, 1997. 6. Introduction to Reliability Engineering, Lewis, E. E. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987.
7. Practical Reliability Engineering, O'Connor Patric D.T.3/e revised, John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
8. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, Stamatis D.H., Productivity Press India (P) Madras, 1997.
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EPRIE122: MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-1
Characteristics, Benefits, Objectives and Policies of maintenance, Organization and structure of
maintenance system: Mechanics of maintenance system- Planning and scheduling maintenance
activities
UNIT-11
Types of maintenance - Preventive maintenance - Development of preventive maintenance
schedule- Planned prevention of breakdowns - Predictive maintenance - Condition monitoring
UNIT-111
Equipment codification and classification - Maintenance budgeting and cost control - Production
maintenance integration - Replacement - Policies and models - Reliability models - State
transition diagrams for maintained and non-maintained systems.
UNIT-1V
Reliability measurement and life testing application of reliability: Maintenance strategies -
Maintainability and availability and criteria - Maintenance manpower planning,spare parts
management - Maintenance downtime analysis
UNIT-V
Computerized maintenance system - Application of simulation technique - Design -
Implementation and Operation of an integrated maintenance system.
References: 1. Maintainability Principles and Practices, Blanchard, B.S., McGraw Hill, NY, 1969.
2. Maintenance Management, Carder, A.S., McGraw Hill, NY, 1976.
3. Maintenance Engineering and Management, Mishra, R.C. and Pathak, K., PHI, 2002.
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EPRIE123: PROJECT MANAGEMENT Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Project Planning: Analysis and Appraisal Generation of project ideas, Scouting for project
ideas, Preliminary screening, Project rating index, Cost of project.
Investment Appraisal: Social cost benefit analysis, UNIDO approach, Net benefit in terms of
economic prices, Measurement of impact on distribution, Savings impact and its value, Income
distribution impact, Adjustment for merit and demerit, Goods Little Mirrless approach, Shadow
prices.
UNIT-II Project Implementation: Development of project network, Dummy activities, Activity on node
networks, Cyclic network, Forward pass and Backward pass computations, Algorithm for critical
path, Total slacks, free slacks and their interpretations.
Time-cost Trade off Procedure: Schedule related project costs, Time cost trade off, Lowest cost
schedule.
PERT Network: Three time estimates for activities, Estimation of mean and variance of activity
times, Event oriented algorithm for critical path, Probability of meeting a schedule date.
UNIT-III Network Analysis: Algorithms for shortest route problems-Dijkstra's, Flyod's, and Dantzig's
algorithms; Algorithms for minimal spanning tree- Kruskal's algorithm and Prim's algorithm;
Algorithms for maximal flow problems. Maximum flow minimum cut explanation.
UNIT-IV
Linear Programming Formulation of Network Problems: A flow network interpretation for
determination of critical paths, Time cost trade off and maximal flow, Chance constrained linear
programming for probabilistic durations of activities in PERT network.
UNIT-V Project Scheduling with Limited Resources: Complexity of project scheduling with limited
resources, Leveling the demands on key resources, A simple heuristic program for resource
allocation.
References:
1. A Management Guide to PERT/CPM, Jerome, D. Weist and Ferdinand K. Levy, Prentice
Hall of India, New Delhi, 1994.
2. Projects Planning, Implementation and Control, Prasanna Chandra, Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1995.
3. Operations Research: Principles and Practice, Ravindran, A. Phillips, Don T. and Solberg,
Janes J. Second edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1987.
4. Project Management with CPM and PERT, Moder J.V. and Phillips, C.R.E. Van Nostrand
Reinhold Company, 1964.
5. Project Mnagament and Control, Narendra Singh,Himalaya Publishing House.
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EPRIE124: CORPORATE PLANNING
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I
Corporate objectives, Goals and Policies; Process of corporate planning; SWOT analysis, Gap
analysis, Strategy formulation.
UNIT-II
Environmental scanning and analysis; Technological forecasting, Economic and social
environmental, Business forecasting, Market dynamics, Government policies.
UNIT-III
Elements of futurology, Strategies for growth and survival; Long range planning of R&D,
Strategies for technology base industries, Multinational operations.
UNIT-IV
Investment evaluation, Capital budgeting, Risk analysis. Industrial dynamics, Computer
modeling and simulation.
UNIT-V
Organizing for corporate planning, Implementing corporate strategies, Business plans, Resources
planning, Management control and information systems.
References:
1. Introducing Corporate Planning, Hussey, D.E., Pergaman Press, NY, 1985.
2. Strategic Planning System, Lorange, P. and Vancil, R.F., Prentice Hall, NJ, 1980.
3. Corporate Planning & Policy Designs, Lyneis, J.M., MIT Press.
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EPRIE125: MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
Introduction to Marketing: Marketing defined, Marketing Concepts, Marketing functions,
Marketing Environment.
Marketing Planning: Planning Process, Strategic Business Units,
Market Segmentation and Market Targeting: Segmentation Procedure, Market Targeting,
Product Positioning.
UNIT-II Marketing Mix: Marketing mix variables and their importance.
Pricing Strategies: Meaning of pricing, Importance, Objectives, Factors influencing price
determination, Demand market based pricing, Tender pricing, Product line pricing, Selecting the
final price.
UNIT-III
Marketing Research: Marketing Research Process, Research objectives, Research Plan
development, Collecting information, Analysis.
Consumer Behaviour: Factors influencing Consumer Behaviour, Decision making process in
buying, Perceived risks.
UNIT-IV
Product Development: Idea generation, Concept development and Testing, Market Testing,
Commercialization.
Marketing Communication: Marketing mix variables communicate, Steps in developing
effective communication
.
UNIT-V
Advertising Management: Purpose, Factors in advertising, Advertising Portfolio Selection,
Deciding message or copy.
Sales Promotion: Sales Promotion Tools, Consumer promotion tools, Business promotion tolls.
References: 1. Marketing Management - Analysis, Planning, Implementation and Control, Kotler, P.,
Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi, 2001.
2. Marketing Management - Planning, Implementation and Control, Ramaswamy, V.S. and
Namkumari, S., Macmillan India Limited, 1990.
3. Marketing Research - Text, Applications and Case Studies, Majumdar, R.. New Age
International (P) Limited Publishers, New Delhi, 1996.
4. Fundamentals of Marketing, Stanton, W.J., Etzel, M.J. and Walker, B.J., McGraw-Hill
International Edition, 1991.
5. Sales Management and Sales Promotion, Mathew, M.J.First Edition, RBSA Publishers,
1994.
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EPRIE111: INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT LAB
Periods per week: 3 Sessionals:100
Experiments on Method Study
Experiments on Time Study
Physiological Evaluation Tests
Eye-Hand Coordination Experiments
Construction of Control Charts for Quality Control and Analysis
Acceptance sampling
EPRIE112: SEMINAR Periods per week: 3 Sessionals: 100
Each student shall prepare a seminar paper on any topic of interest related to the
core/Elective courses being undergone in the first semester of the M. Tech. programme. He/she
shall get the paper approved by the Programme Coordinator/Faculty Members in the concerned
area of specialization and shall present it in the class in the presence of Faculty in-charge of
seminar class. Every student shall participate in the seminar. Grade will be awarded on the basis
of the student’s paper, presentation and his/her participation in the seminar.
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2nd
SEMESTER
EPRIE201: FACILITY PLANNING AND DESIGN Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Introduction: Types of manufacturing processes, Overview of Plant Design, Plant Location-
Location Factors, Location Theory, Nature, Significance and Scope of Facilities Layout Planning.
Plant Layout: Need for Layout, Objectives, Types of Layout, Layout Design Process, Layout
Design Cycle, Data Collection, Equipment Requirement, Activity Analysis, REL Diagram,
Employee Requirement, Development of Layout - Block Plan, Selection, Specification, Evaluation.
UNIT-II Single Facility Location Problems: Rectilinear Distance Problems, Squared Euclidean Distance
Problems and Euclidean Distance Problems, Contour Lines (Iso-Cost Lines).
Introduction to Multi facility Location Problems: Formulation of Problems, LP formulation with
rectilinear distance
UNIT-III Computerised Layout Planning: Basic Philosophy in Computerized Layout Planning, Construction
and Improvement Algorithms, Major features of Improvement Algorithms.
Major Features of Computerized Algorithms, such as ALDEP, CORELAP, CRAFT, FRAT, and
MAT.
UNIT-IV Formulation of Layout Problems: Quantitative, Qualitative, and multi-objective, Limitation of
Computerized Layout Planning, Flow Dominance, Complexity Rating, Solution Efficiency.
UNIT-V Mass Production Management (Line Balancing): Basic idea of assembly line balancing,
Optimization of number of stations with given production rate, Minimization of cycle time with fixed
number of stations.
Line Balancing Algorithms: Kilbridge and Wester, Rank Positional Weight method, COMSOAL,
Moodie and Young method.
Text Book
Facility Layout and Location: An Analytical Approach, Francis, R.L., McGinnis, L.F. and Jr .White,
J. A., Prentice-Hall of India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 1999.
References:
1. Plant Layout and Design, Moore, J.M.Macmillan Company, New York, 1970.
2. Plant Layout and Material Handling, Apple, J.M., John Wiley and Sons, New York.
3. Facilities Planning, Tompkins and White John Wiley and Sons, New York.
4. ManufacturingFacilities-Location,PlanningandDesign,D.RSule,PWS-KentPublishing Co.
5. Facilities Planning, Tompkins and White James A. Tompkins and John A. White, John
Wiley
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EPRIE202: OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC): MPC systems, MPC system payoff, Hierarchy of
managerial decisions, MPC system framework, Type of configurations manufacturing system,
Options in dealing with the hierarchy of decisions.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): What is ERP, ERP and functional units, How MPC fits
within ERP, Performance measures.
UNIT-II Demand Management: Demand management and MPC environment, Communicating with other
MPC modules and customers, Forecasting framework; Time series analysis - Individual-item, short-
term forecasting models, Forecast errors, Forecast error over lead time, Interval estimate, Special
classes of individual items; Coefficient of correlation
UNIT-III Sales and Operation Planning: Nature of sales and operation planning, Relevant costs, Sales and
operation planning methods.
Master Production Schedule (MPS): Nature of MPS, MPS Techniques, Time fencing and MPS
stability, Structuring BOM, Final assembly schedule, Managing the MPS, Disaggregation techniques.
UNIT- IV Material Requirement Planning (MRP): Nature of MRP, MRP records, MRP logic, Technical
Issues, Using the MRP system, System Dynamics, Lot sizing methods, Buffering concepts, System
nervousness
UNIT-V Production Activity Control: Framework, Shop floor control concepts, Techniques, Performance
measures, Gantt chart, Finite loading systems, Priority sequencing rules, General job shop scheduling
- Static, deterministic job shop - Dynamic, probabilistic job shop
Text Book
Production Planning and Inventory Control, Seetharama L. Narasimhan, Dennis W. McLeavy
and Peter J. Billington Second Edition, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2000.
References:
1. Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management, Thomas E.
Vollmann, William L. Berry, D Clay Whybark, and F. Robert Jacobs Fifth Edition, Mc
Graw Hill, International Edition. 2005.
2. Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, Edward A. Silver,
David F. Pyke and Rein Peterson Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
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3. Production/Operations Management, Richard J. Tersine, Second Edition, North Holland,
1985.
4. Production and Inventory Management, Y A. C. Hax and D. Candea Prentice-Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984.
5. Operation Management- Strategy and Analysis, Lee Krajewski and Larry P. Ritzman,
Addison- Weslely (2000).
6. Operations Management: Theory and Problems Monk, J.G., McGraw Hill, NY, 1985.
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EPRIE203: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Introduction to financial management, Organization of the financial management functions, Business
Environment, Tax Environment, Financial Environment, simple problems.
Unit –II Valuation concepts, Bond valuation, Bonds with finite maturity, Preferred stock valuation,
Common stock valuation, Rates of return, Risk and return, Use of probability distributions to
measure risk, Attitudes towards risk, Risk and return in portfolio context, Diversification, Capital
-Asset pricing model.
UNIT-III Financial Statements, Balance sheet ratios, Income statement, Trend analysis, Common size, and
Index analysis. Flow of funds statement, Cash flows, forecasting, cash flow estimates, fore
casting of financial statements.
UNIT-IV Issues with working capital, Financing current assets, combining liability structure and current asset
decisions. Capital budgeting, Generating investment project proposals, Project evaluation and
selection difficulties, Project monitoring.
UNIT-V Intermediate and long-term financing. Private placement, initial financing, signaling effects,
secondary market, bonds and their features, long term debit instruments. Term loans and leases.
Provision of loan agreements, equipment financing, Lease financing and its evaluation.
Text Book
Fundamentals of Financial Management, Van Horne, J C and Wachowicz, J M, Pearson Education
Asia(2002).
References:
1. Financial Management and policy, Van Horne, 12/e, PHI, (2002).
2. Principles of corporate Finance, Breally and Myers, 7/e, TMH, (2002).
3. Fundamentals of corporate Finance, Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, 6/e, TMH, (2002).
4. Corporate Finance, Damodaran, John Wiley & Sons, (2002).
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EPRIE204: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I
Concept of MIS, Definition, Role of information systems- Approaches to information systems,
Types of business information systems. Information systems for organizations and Impact of
information systems. Security threats, Ethical issues in the systems, Information systems quality.
UNIT-II Decision making process and its concepts. Analytical modeling, Need for system analysis,
Analysis of existing systems. Development of long range plans for MIS, Determinants and
implementation aspects, Information quality. Organization for development of MIS.
UMIT III Application of MIS for manufacturing and service sectors, Decision support systems concepts,
Group decision making, Knowledge management, Enterprise management systems, Enterprise
resource planning, benefits. Implementation aspects for supply chain and customers relationship
management.
UNIT-IV Data processing, transaction processing, applications processing, information systems
processing, Total quality management of information systems, Human factors and user interface,
Real time systems and good design.
UNIT-V
Data base concepts and its models, data models, design. Data warehouse, design, organizing and
management of data warehouse. Implementation aspects, E business, Models, use of world wide
web.
Text Book
Management information systems Text and cases, Jawadekar, W.S
References: 1. Management Information Systems, Laudon and Laudon, PHI(1999)
2. An Introduction to Data Base Management System, Data, C.J., Narosa Publication
House, New Delhi, 1985.
3. Design of Computer Data Files, Owen Hansan, Pitman.
4. Management Information Systems, Davis Gordon.
5. Information Systems for Modern Management, Murdic, Ross and Clagget, PHI, 1985.
6. Management Information Systems - Conceptual Foundations, Davis Gordon, McGraw
Hill.
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EPRIE205: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-1
Concepts of TQM: Philosophy of TQM, Customer focus, Organization, Top management
commitment, Team work, Quality philosophies of Deming, Crossby and Muller.
UNIT-11
TQM process: QC tools, Problem solving methodologies, New management tools, Work habits,
Quality circles, Bench marking, Strategic quality planning.
UNIT-111
TQM systems: Quality policy deployment, Quality function deployment, Fault Tree Analysis
Standardization, Designing for quality, Manufacturing for quality.
UNIT-1V
Quality system: Need for ISO 9000 system, Advantages, Clauses of ISO 9000, Implementation
of ISO 9000, Quality costs, Quality auditing, Case studies
UNIT-V
Implementation of TQM: Steps, KAIZEN, 5S, JIT, POKAYOKE, I
Introduction to Robust Design, Taguchi Principles and Design, Case studies.
Text Book
Total Quality Management, Rose, J. E., Kogan Page Ltd., 1993.
References:
1. Total Quality Control, A V Feizenbaum, Mc Grahill
2. The Essence of Total Quality Management, John Bank, PHI, 1993.
3. Beyond Total Quality Management, Greg Bounds, Lyle Yorks et al, McGraw Hill, 1994.
4. The Asian Productivity Organization, Takashi Osada, 1991.
5. KAIZEN, Masaki Imami, McGraw Hill, 1986.
6. Introduction to Quality Engineering,Taguchi, G, Bedford, Asisn Productivity Organisation,
1986.
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ELECTIVE - II
EPRIE231: SOFT COMPUTING Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Artificial Neural Networks: Basics of artificial neural networks (ANN) – Characteristics of ANN -
Historical development - Terminology - Models of neuron – Topology - Basic learning laws -
Overview of neural computing - Neural approaches to computing - Engineering approaches to
computing - Relationship of ANNs to other technologies - ANNs Learning Approaches - Training set
and Test set - Generalization - Learning curves - applications
UNIT-II Fuzzy Logic: The concept of uncertainty and associated solutions - Fuzzy sets - Basic properties and
characteristics of fuzzy sets - Fuzzy set operations - Fuzzy reasoning - Major components of a fuzzy
logic system - Design of fuzzy systems – methodology of fuzzy controllers- applications
UNIT-III
Neuro Fuzzy Technique Problems with fuzzy rules- Short comings of neural networks and fuzzy logic- need for confluence-
methodology of neuro-fuzzy technique- simple engineering applications.
UNIT-IV Simulated Annealing: Introduction - Algorithm - Applications.
Tabu Search: Introduction - Algorithm - applications
UNIT-V Genetic Algorithms: Introduction to Genetic Algorithms (GA) - Goals of optimization - Differences
and similarities between genetic algorithm and traditional methods - Schemata - Terminology of GA
-Strings, Structure, Parameter set - Coding - Fitness function - Data structures - GA operators –
Algorithm- applications
References:
1. Soft Computing. K Prathihar, Narosa Publishers, 2007.
2. Computational Intelligence: Principles Techniques and Applications, Amit Konar Springer,
2007
3. Artificial Neural Networks Schalkoff, R.J., McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., 1997.
4. Artificial Neural Networks, Yegnanarayanan, B., Prentice Hall of India
5. Guide to Fuzzy Logic Systems, Sundareswaran, K., A Learner Jaico Publishing House,
2005.
6. Fuzzy Logic and Its Applications in Technology and Management, D Chakraborty, Nanda, S.
and Majumdar, D D,Narosa, 2007.
7. Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning, Goldberg, D.E.,
Addison-Wesley, 1989.
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PRME232: MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT -1 Understanding Management of Technology, Key concepts – importance – issues. Technology
development and society-Technology and Corporate growth, Technology forecasting,
Technology innovation and applied research, Technology transfer- Process of technological
change – Innovation technology evaluation, Adoption and diffusion
UNIT-II Technology and competition, technology acquisition. Integration of strategic planning and
technology planning. Key performance factors for technology management
UNIT-III
Technology Strategy: - Technology intelligence – collaborative mode, Appropriation of technology –
Deployment in new products, simultaneous engineering, Development in the value chain.
UNIT-IV
Technology evaluation and financing – Evaluation of R & D projects, Budgeting and cost control
changing role of R & D.
UNIT-V
Management of Manufacturing technology- Product development- Market development
– corporate cultures – technology audits.
References:
1. Managing Engineering Technology, Babcock D.L. Prentice Hall.
2. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, Burgelman et.al Tata McGraw Hill (2001).
3. Strategic Technology management, Cleland and Bursic Amacom, Newyork.
4. Managing Technology and Innovation for competitive Advantage, Narayanan U.K. Pearson
Education, Asia 2001.
5. Managing Technology – competing Through New Ventures, Innovation and Corporate
Research, Betz F Prentice Hall.
6. Managing Technology - The Strategic Vies, Lowell W. Steele, McGraw Hill.
7. Technology Strategy and the Firm, Mark Dodgson, Longman.
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EPRIE233: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Introduction: Definition of personnel management, concept of labour, organization and function of
the personnel department, personnel policies.
Organizational objectives, functions, relationships, organizational structure of formal and
organizations, job design
UNIT-III Manpower planning: Man power forecasting, mobility and promotion problems, job analysis and job
description.
Selection: Developing sources, methods of recruitment, alternative selection policies, application
blanks and qualification card, interviews, psychological testing.
Training: The nature of training, objectives in training, types of training, requirements of effective
training conventional training techniques, group training, organization development, evaluating
training effectiveness.
Performance appraisal: Traditional performance appraisal systems, appraisal programs
.
UNIT-III Wage and Salary Administration: Factors affecting compensation policy - equity and compensation -
comparable value, job evaluation, job evaluating systems - simple ranking - job grading - point
systems - factor comparison system, effects of job evaluation on human relations, Expectancy theory
and compensation, variable compensation, supplementary compensations.
UNIT-IV
Human Factor Management: Human factors in management behavioral models, motivation,
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory - hygiene approach to motivation, expectancy theory,
reinforcement theory Mc-clleland's needs theory, motivational techniques.
UNIT-V Leadership: Definition, trait approaches to leadership, leadership behavior and styles, situational
approach to leadership.
Communication and Counseling: Nature and importance of communications, channels and structure,
communication process, Management by objectives, counseling.
References:
1. Personnel Management, Scott, Clothier, Springel McGraw Hill
2. The Human Problems of Management, Strauss and Sayles Personnel, Prentice Hall.
3. Personnel Management, Edwon, B. Fillipo
4. Essentials of Management, Koontz, O. Donnel, Weihreich McGraw Hill
5. Personnel Management, Monappa Arun and Saiyadain, M.S., 5th Reprint, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi.
6. Industrial Relations, Saiyadian, M.S., 1st Edn., Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1987.
7. The Industrial Law, Malik, P.L., 5th Edn., Eastern Book Co., 19
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EPRIE234: PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I
Introduction: Challenges of Product development, Successful product development, Quality
aspects of Product design, Market Research, Survey.
Introduction to design, Product design, Design management, Product management. Traditional &
modern design, Design process, Organizational objectives.
Need, related intelligence, Identification of latent needs, Technology related intelligence,
Development of technological competence.
UNIT-II
Organizational strength & weakness, Criteria for a new product, New product management,
Forward planning, Coordination and communication.
Innovation, creativity and diffusion, Techniques for creative idea generation. Evaluation of new
products ideas, Functions- technological, Ecological, Legal.
Investigating user behavior - User habits, Expectations, Perception, Techniques for investigating
user behavior.
UNIT-IV Stating objectives, Product formulation, Development of business analysis, Analysis for
development, Boundary search and functional innovation.
Product design and design methods, Selection of methods appropriate to design stage. Design
evaluation - Analysis for fault, Value and Reliability. Ergonomic analysis, Analysis for
maintenance and useful life
UNIT-V
Market preparation vendor search, Sales promotion, Test marketing product and introduction
strategy.
Organizational structure for effective product innovation and role of product manager.
References:
1. Corporate Strategy and product Innovation, Rothberg, Robert, R., The Free Press, 1976.
2. Design Methods, Seeds of Human Future, Jones, J.C., John Wiley, 1970.
3. New Product Development, Grunwald, G., Business Books, Illinois, 1985.
4. Product Design and Manufacturing, A. K. Chitale and R. C. Gupta, PHI (2002)
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EPRIE235: PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Periods per week: 4 End Examination: 60
Sessionals: 40
UNIT-I Strategic role of production management - Meshing of short and medium term operations
planning and control with long term strategic coals of the organization.
UNIT-II Concepts of strategy. Hierarchy of strategic decisions.
Strategic choices in manufacturing: Capacity - Amount, Timing, Type. Facilities - Size,
Location, Specialization (focus). Process - Span, Scale, Flexibility. Vertical - Direction, Extent,
Balances. Integration - Alternatives. Vendors - Number, Structure, Relationship. Quality -
Strategic role, Various dimensions, Balance. Systems .
UNIT-III Organization, Planning, Scheduling and Control. Human resources - People based strategy,
Various practices
.
UNIT-IV Emerging production management concepts and practices, Such as just-in-time with examples
and cases.
UNIT-V Manufacturing strategy interconnectedness with financial, Costing and reward systems and need
for change in reporting and evaluation systems.
Service operations strategy - Comparison with manufacturing strategy.
References:
1. Restoring Our Competitive Edge, Competing Through Manufacturing, Hayes, R.H. and
Wheelwright, S.C., John Wiley, NY, 1984.
2. Manufacturing Strategy, Hill Terry, McMillan Educational Foundation, London, 1985.
3. Manufacturing the Formidable Competitive Weapon, Skinner, W., John Wiley, NY,
1985.
4. Strategic Manufacturing: Dynamic (New) Directions for the 1990s, Moody, Patrica (Ed.),
Don Jone Irwin, 1990.
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EPRIE211: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS LAB
Periods per week: 3 Sessionals: 100
Decision Modelling
Linear programming - Networks – Waiting Lines.
Production management: Inventory - Layout/Line balancing - Forecasting - Scheduling.
Simulation models.
Data analysis: Statistical analysis of data with graphs - Linear regression - Multiple linear regression.
EPRIE212: SEMINAR
Periods per week: 3 Sessionals: 100
Each student shall prepare a seminar paper on any topic of interest related to the
core/Elective courses being undergone in the second semester of the M. Tech. programme.
He/she shall get the paper approved by the Programme Coordinator/Faculty Members in the
concerned area of specialization and shall present it in the class in the presence of Faculty in-
charge of seminar class. Every student shall participate in the seminar. Grade will be awarded on
the basis of the student’s paper, presentation and his/her participation in the seminar.
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3rd
SEMESTER
EPRIE311: COMPREHENSIVE VIVA
Each student is required to appear for the Comprehensive Viva-Voce examination in the
third semester. This is an oral examination based on the courses (Theory, Laboratory and
seminar) undergone by the student in the first and second semester M. Tech. Programme.
EPRIE312: PROJECT
The project work starts in the third SEMESTER and extends to the end of the fourth
SEMESTER. The student will be encouraged to fix the area of work and conduct the literature
review during the second SEMESTER itself. The topic shall be research and development
oriented. The project can be carried out at the institute or in an industry/research organization.
Students desirous of carrying out project in industry or other organization have to fulfill the
requirements as specified in the “Ordinances and Regulations for M. Tech. under the section -
Project Work in Industry or Other Organization”. At the end of the third SEMESTER, the
students’ thesis work shall be assessed by a committee and graded.
4th
SEMESTER
EPRIE411: PROJECT
At the end of the fourth SEMESTER, the student shall present his/her thesis work before an
evaluation committee, which will evaluate the work and decide whether the student may be
allowed to submit the thesis or whether he/she needs to carry out additional work.
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