Management for manufacturing 1
D Kennedy
4 points * 26 lecture hours, 13 tutorial hours * First semester * Caulfield
Nature and scope of manufacturing management; importance of operational management. Demand forecasting, capacity planning, master scheduling - MRP II. Inventory analysis and job sequencing and scheduling. Assembly line balancing. Smoothed production Kanban control and total quality management systems.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hours): 60% * Assignments and tests: 40%
Prescribed texts
Bedworth D D and Bailey J E Integrated production control systems management, analysis and design 2nd edn, Wiley, 1987