MBA611 TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 Objectives: To make the students about the latest Technological innovation.

To study about the Technical strategy and analysis Units Topics No. of Hours I Technology management introduction definitions conceptsmain technologies and their characteristics Technology development and acquisition forecasting generation and development 9 II Technology absorption and diffusion absorption assessment evaluation diffusion Selection and implementation of new technologies automation decisions 9 III Strategic decision models project management in adoption and implementation of new technologies strategic cost analysis. 9 IV Managing new generation technologies commercializing new and innovative technologies invention innovation intellectual property rights 9 V Knowledge based techniques role of artificial intelligence techniques knowledge management techniques for technology management Competitive advantages through new technologies product development from scientific breakthrough to marketable product mechanism for technology transfer and acquisitions. 9 Total 45 TEXT BOOKS: 1. Management of New Technologies For Global Competitiveness Christian N Madu Jaico Publishing 2. Handbook of Technology Management Gaynor Mcgraw Hill REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Technological Systems And Development James Allied Publishers 2. Technology Transfer Nell Sullivan Cambridge University 3. Management Of Technology Change Rao A S Global Business Press 4. Banking New Technology -in Marketing Nichlos

MBA612 BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING 3 0 0 3 Objectives: To understand the basis of business process reengineering and its implications technology. To gain knowledge about BPR in Manufacturing industry To know the basis of value engineering and job plan. Units Topics No. of Hours I Introduction-Business Process: Definition Dimensions History of BPR, Definition, Basics, Benefits of BPR, Role of leader and manager, Guiding principles of BPR, Key targets of BPR 9 II BPR In Manufacturing Industry Enablers of BPR in manufacturing, Product design and development BPR AND IT- Relationship between BPR and IT Role of IT in Reengineering, BPR tools and techniques Criticality of IT in Business process 9 III BPR Implementation Methodology, Reasons for implementation of BPR, Necessary attributes of BPR methodologies, BPR team characteristics, Different phases of BPR Different BPR methodologies- Steps of Process Reengineering Performance measures of BPR. Risks associated with BPR Barriers to BPR implementation, Areas generating Barriers to BPR, A frame work for Barrier management. 9 IV Project Introduction Selecting the project, selecting team members Phases of Value Engineering Job plan, General phase, Information phase, Function phase, Creation Phase, Evaluation phase, Investigation phase, Implementation phase 9 V Case Study Current Trends of BPR in Manufacturing and Service Industries 9 Total 45 Text Book 1. Radhakrshnan and Balasubramanian, Business Process Reengineering: Text and Cases, Prentice Hall of India, 200Z References 1. Dey, Business Processing Re Engineering & change Management, biztara Wiley 2009 2. MukhaPadhyay, Value Engineering, Sage Publications, 2009 3. Iyer, Value Engineering: A How to Manual, New Age International Publishers, 2000 4. Jaganathan, Getting more at low cost: The value Engineering way, Tat Mc Graw Hill, 2002 5. Sethi, Organizational Transformation through Business Process Re- engineering, Pearson, 2009 6. Kumar, Value Engineering, Narusha Publishers, 2009 7. Shridhara Bhatt, Business Process Reengineering, Himalaya Publishing House, 2009

MBA614 FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN 3 0 0 3 Objectives: To familiarize the students with facility location factors. To help the students understand plant layout designs and its optimization. Units Topics No. of Hours I Facility Location And Analysis Location decisions Qualitative and Quantitative factors, simple models in single facility and multi facility problems. Facilities requirement, need for layout study types of layout: design cycle SLP procedure- Algorithms ALDEP, CORELAP, CRAFT. 9 II Cellular Layout: Group Technology production flow analysis (PFA), Rank order clustering Assembly line balancing. 9 III Introducing To Material Handling Principles, unit load concept, material handling techniques, handling Equipment-types, selection and specification, containers and packaging. 9 IV Service facility design Introduction-Measuring and bench marking service performance-case picking systemcomputer aided layout design of Retailing system-call centre-hospital-road transportbanking sector-ticket booking -redesign 9 V Case study Applications of layout design Algorithm in small, medium and large scale industries. 9 Total 45 Text Books: 1. Paneerselvam.R, Production and Operations Management, Prentice Hall 2008 2. Charry S.N. , Production and operations Management 4th Edison Mc Graw hill 2010 Reference books: 1. James Apple, M. Plant Layout and Material Handling John Wiley, 1977. 2. SundareshHeragu, Facilities Design PWS publishing Company, Bostan, 1997. 3. Edward Frazelle, World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling Mc Graw Hill.