Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION (1 hour)
-Course content.
-Outcomes of the course (CO-PO).
-Methods of assessment for the course.
-Guideline, Rubric and Evaluation Form of Assessments.
-Teaching plan and Student Learning Time (SLT).
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE AND BASIC CONCEPTS (1.5 hours)
-Nature of production/operations management.
-Functions of production/operations manager.
-Differences between goods and services.
-Trends and issues in production/operations management
-IR 4.0 - Introduction on definition and latest trend and issues in IR4.0 and the IR4.0 9 pillars.
-Industrial big data management and resources.
FORECASTING (1.5 hours)
-Overview of Forecasting techniques
-Qualitative and Quantitative techniques
-Moving averages
-Weighted moving averages
-Exponential smoothing
-Measuring Forecast Error; MAD, MSE and MAPE
PLANT LOCATION (1.5 hours)
-Objectives of plant location and factors that influence location decision
-Techniques of location decision; Factor rating, Breakeven analysis, and Centre of gravity
PLANT LAYOUT (2 hours)
-Objectives of Layout and Factors that influence layout decision
-Basic and other types of layout
-Line balancing for product layout
HUMAN RESOURCES AND JOB DESIGN (1.5 hours)
-Human resource strategy constraints and manpower planning
-Job Design; labor specialization, job expansion, motivation and incentive systems, self directed teams, ergonomics, and
work environment
-Method analysis
-Work measurement and analysis
PROCUREMENT AND INVENTORY CONTROL (2 hours)
-Functions of Inventory
-Classifying inventory; ABC analysis
-Mathematical Models – EOQ and Quantity Discounts
-Re-order Points, Safety Stock JIT and Lean production/operations
-Supply chain management
-Digital supply chain
PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (2 hours)
-Organizational strategy and production planning
-Long range, Medium range and Short range planning
-Aggregate planning
-Master Production Schedule
-Materials Requirement Planning
-Manufacturing Resource Planning
-Job Shop Scheduling
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (1.5 hours)
-Characteristics of a Project and Project Life Cycle
-Techniques in project planning and control, CPM, Gantt Chart and Resource Loading
-Project Management Information Systems
-Project risk management; risk identification, analysis and response
QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL (2 hours)
-The evolution and foundations of modern quality management
-Aspects of quality; Definition and dimensions, Responsibility for quality, Benefits and costs of quality, Quality awards,
International quality standards; ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
-Total Quality Management (TQM); Building an organization for achieving quality, Definition, approach and elements of
TQM, Traditional and TQM organizations’ cultures
-Selective concepts for implementing TQM; Deming’s 14 points, Continuous improvement and PDCA cycle, Employee
empowerment and quality circle, Benchmarking, Just-in-time, Quality tools
-Implementation obstacles and criticisms of TQM
-Introduction of Quality control; Statistical Process Control, Process capability and Acceptance sampling
MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT (1.5 hours)
-Maintenance, reliability and its enhancements
-Types of maintenance; Preventive, Breakdown, others
-Total Productive Maintenance
-Course content.
-Outcomes of the course (CO-PO).
-Methods of assessment for the course.
-Guideline, Rubric and Evaluation Form of Assessments.
-Teaching plan and Student Learning Time (SLT).
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE AND BASIC CONCEPTS (1.5 hours)
-Nature of production/operations management.
-Functions of production/operations manager.
-Differences between goods and services.
-Trends and issues in production/operations management
-IR 4.0 - Introduction on definition and latest trend and issues in IR4.0 and the IR4.0 9 pillars.
-Industrial big data management and resources.
FORECASTING (1.5 hours)
-Overview of Forecasting techniques
-Qualitative and Quantitative techniques
-Moving averages
-Weighted moving averages
-Exponential smoothing
-Measuring Forecast Error; MAD, MSE and MAPE
PLANT LOCATION (1.5 hours)
-Objectives of plant location and factors that influence location decision
-Techniques of location decision; Factor rating, Breakeven analysis, and Centre of gravity
PLANT LAYOUT (2 hours)
-Objectives of Layout and Factors that influence layout decision
-Basic and other types of layout
-Line balancing for product layout
HUMAN RESOURCES AND JOB DESIGN (1.5 hours)
-Human resource strategy constraints and manpower planning
-Job Design; labor specialization, job expansion, motivation and incentive systems, self directed teams, ergonomics, and
work environment
-Method analysis
-Work measurement and analysis
PROCUREMENT AND INVENTORY CONTROL (2 hours)
-Functions of Inventory
-Classifying inventory; ABC analysis
-Mathematical Models – EOQ and Quantity Discounts
-Re-order Points, Safety Stock JIT and Lean production/operations
-Supply chain management
-Digital supply chain
PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (2 hours)
-Organizational strategy and production planning
-Long range, Medium range and Short range planning
-Aggregate planning
-Master Production Schedule
-Materials Requirement Planning
-Manufacturing Resource Planning
-Job Shop Scheduling
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (1.5 hours)
-Characteristics of a Project and Project Life Cycle
-Techniques in project planning and control, CPM, Gantt Chart and Resource Loading
-Project Management Information Systems
-Project risk management; risk identification, analysis and response
QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL (2 hours)
-The evolution and foundations of modern quality management
-Aspects of quality; Definition and dimensions, Responsibility for quality, Benefits and costs of quality, Quality awards,
International quality standards; ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
-Total Quality Management (TQM); Building an organization for achieving quality, Definition, approach and elements of
TQM, Traditional and TQM organizations’ cultures
-Selective concepts for implementing TQM; Deming’s 14 points, Continuous improvement and PDCA cycle, Employee
empowerment and quality circle, Benchmarking, Just-in-time, Quality tools
-Implementation obstacles and criticisms of TQM
-Introduction of Quality control; Statistical Process Control, Process capability and Acceptance sampling
MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT (1.5 hours)
-Maintenance, reliability and its enhancements
-Types of maintenance; Preventive, Breakdown, others
-Total Productive Maintenance
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 : Who is eligible to take this course?
A1 : -Self- learners who want to become asset to any organization or anyone who are passionate in improving an organization or any bachelor degree students from any cluster science & technology, social sciences & humanity, business & management or individuals with engineering or technical background and have interest to work in industry or manufacturing sectors.
Q2 : How long is the course duration?
A2 : This course will be delivered within 14 weeks . Each topic will require learning and activities between 1 hour to 2 hours.
Q3 : What should you do after enrolling the course?
A3 : You are required to watch the videos / presentation slides of the course and complete the learning activities as part of course assessment. Kindly please refer to this website for webinars, podcast for latest trends and news on automotive, robotics, IoT and industrial management. (https://www.marii.my/landing-page).
A1 : -Self- learners who want to become asset to any organization or anyone who are passionate in improving an organization or any bachelor degree students from any cluster science & technology, social sciences & humanity, business & management or individuals with engineering or technical background and have interest to work in industry or manufacturing sectors.
Q2 : How long is the course duration?
A2 : This course will be delivered within 14 weeks . Each topic will require learning and activities between 1 hour to 2 hours.
Q3 : What should you do after enrolling the course?
A3 : You are required to watch the videos / presentation slides of the course and complete the learning activities as part of course assessment. Kindly please refer to this website for webinars, podcast for latest trends and news on automotive, robotics, IoT and industrial management. (https://www.marii.my/landing-page).