Production management- Functions – Scope- Plant location- Factors- Site Location – Plant Layout – principles- Process- Product Layout for production Planning and Control- Principles- Information flow- Routing- scheduling- Dispatching- Control.

Material handling - importance , principles of material handling, criteria for material handling criteria for selection of material handling equipment – maintenance – types , breakdown and preventive – routine maintenance- relative advantages - maintenance scheduling – method study - charts and diagrams- time study – motion study – method study charts and work management.

Organization of materials Management – Fundamental Principles – Structure – Integrated Materials Management – Purchasing – Procedure – Principles – Import Substitution and import purchase procedure – Vendor rating – Vendor Development – Purchase Department.

Functions of Inventory- Important tools- ABC, VED, FSN analysis- EOQ- Reorder point – Safety Stock- lead time analysis- Store keeping- Objectives-Functions- Store Keeper Duties and Responsibilities- Location of stores- Stores ledger- Bin card.

Quality Control – Types of Inspection- Centralized and decentralized- TQM-Meaning –Objectives- Elements-Benefits-Bench Marking-:Meaning – Objectives- Advantages-ISO- Features- Advantages- Procedure for obtaining ISO.