1. Location Selection and Plant Layout : Nature of Location Decision, Importance of Plant Location, Dynamic Nature of Plant Location, Choice of site for selection, Comparison of location. Principles of Plant layout and Types, factors affecting layout, methods, factors governing flow pattern, travel chart, analytical tools of plant layout, layout of manufacturing shop floor, repair shop, services sectors and process plant. Quantitative methods of Plant layout : CRAFT and CORELAP, Relationship diagrams. (Chapter - 1) 2. Production Planning and Control : Types of Production systems and their Characteristics, functions and objectives of Production Planning and Control, Sales forecasting : Techniques and Applications, Steps of Production Planning and Control : Process planning, Loading, Scheduling, Dispatching and Expediting with illustrative examples, Introduction to line of balance, assembly line balancing, and progress control. (Chapter - 2) 3.Productivity and Work Study : Definition of productivity, application and advantages of productivity improvement tools, reasons for increase and decreases in productivity. Areas of application of work study in industry. Reaction of management and labour to work study. 4 .Job Evaluation and Wage Plan : Objective, Methods of job evaluation, job evaluation procedure, merit rating (Performance appraisal), method of merit rating, wage and wage incentive plans. (Chapter - 5) 5. Industrial Legislation : Need for Industrial legislation, Factories act 1948, Industrial dispute act 1947, The Indian trade unions act 1926, Industrial employment act 1946, Payment of wage act 1936, Workmen compensation act 1923, Payment of bonus act 1965. 6. Entrepreneurship : Concept, product identification, infrastructure facilities, preparation of project report, sources of industrial finance, Resources allocation, Government incentives to entrepreneurs. (Chapter - 7) 7. Inspection and Quality Control : 8.Waste Management :
