Certified Production Manager

Operations and Productivity

• Introduction
• Operation Function
• Evolution of Production and Operation Management
• Frame Work for Managing Operations
• Operation Strategy
• Trends in Operation Management

Forecasting

• Introduction to Forecasting
• Forecasting Models
• Weighted Moving Average
• Causal Forecasting Models
• Linear Regression Analysis
• Multiple Regression Analysis

Product and Process Design

• Introduction
• Product Development
• Product Design Tools
• Design of Services
• Flexible Manufacturing Systems
• Process Design
• Types of Processes
• Modern Production Technologies
• Process Re – Engineering

Capacity Design

• Introduction
• Capacity Management
• Economies and Diseconomies of Scale and Learning Curve
• Capacities Strategies
• Decision Trees

Facility Location

• Introduction
• Location Strategy and its Importance
• Factors Influencing Plant Location
• Globalization
• Location Selection Methods

Layout Design

• Introduction
• Layout Planning
• Layout Types
• Design of Products and Processes
• Layout Design for Services
• Job Design
• Work Measurement

Material Handling

• Introduction
• Objectives of Materials Handling
• Principles of Material Handling
• Material Handling Equipment
• Unit Load
• Materials Handling Equipment Selection Factors
• Materials Handling Equipment Types

Production Planning Control

• PPC Cycle
• Objectives of Production Planning Control
• PPC Functions
• Factors Affecting PPC
• PPC Procedures
• PPC Organization
• Measurement of Effectiveness

Project Scheduling

• Introduction
• Project Management
• Scheduling Project
• Case Study - Scheduling at Bellop
• Logic of PERT

Inventory Management

• Introduction
• Basic Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
• Quantity Discount Model
• Spare Parts Inventory
• Material Resource Planning
• Manufacturing Resource Planning
• Purchasing Objectives

Operation Planning and Scheduling Systems

• Introduction
• Aggregate Planning and its Process
• Master Scheduling
• Aggregate Planning for Service Organizations
• Operating Schedule
• Sequencing Rules
• Optimized Production Technology and Synchronous Manufacturing
• Just in Time (JIT) Manufacturing System
• Basics of SCM and ERP

Quality

• Introduction to Quality
• FFU
• Quality Control
• Data Collection
• Measurement Systems
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Improvement Tools
• Quality Pioneers
• Introduction
• Application
• Linear Programming