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.

Materials Handling - Importance - Principles - Criteria for selection of material handling equipments. Maintenance - Types - Breakdown - Preventive - Routine - Methods study -Time study - definition - Motion study - Principles – work measurement.

Organization of Materials Management - Fundamental Principles - Structure – Integrated materials management - Purchasing – procedure - principles - import substitution and import purchase procedure - Vendor rating - Vendor development .

Function of Inventory - Importance - Tools - ABC, VED, FSN Analysis - EOQ – Reorder point - Safety Stock - Lead time Analysis Store keeping - Objectives - Functions – Store keeper - Duties - Responsibilities - Location of store - 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.