SAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH COMPUTER APPLICATION

II BBA CA

PRODUCTION AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

UNIT-I Production Management - Functions - Scope - Plant location - Factors - Site location - Plant
layout - Principles - Process - Product layout. Production Planning and control - Principles - Meaning -
Routing - Scheduling - Despatching - Control.

UNIT-II Materials Handling - Importance - Principles - Criteria for selection of material handling
equipments. Maintenance - Types - Breakdown - Preventive - Routine - Methods study - Time study -
Motion study.

UNIT-III Organisation of Materials Management - Fundamental Principles - Structure - Integrated

materials management. Purchasing – procedure - principles - import substitution and import purchase
procedure. Vendor rating - Vendor development .

UNIT-IV 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.

UNIT-V Quality control - Types of Inspection - Centralised and Decentralised. TQM: Meaning -
Objectives - elements – Benefits. Bench marking: Meaning - objectives – advantages. ISO: Features -
Advantages - Procedure for obtaining ISO.
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Production Management:

Production management means planning, organising, directing and controlling of production

activities. Production management deals with converting raw materials into finished goods or
products.

It brings together the 6M's i.e. men, money, machines, materials, methods and markets to
satisfy the wants of the people.

Definitions:

According to Elwood Spencer Buffa, “Production Management deals with decision making

related to production process so that the resulting goods or services is produced according to

specification, in the amount and by the schedule demanded and at minimum cost”.

According to Mr, E.L. Brech, “Production Management is the process of effective planning

and regulating the operations of that section of an enterprise which is responsible for the actual

transformation of materials into finished products.”

Objective of having Production Management in an Organization

To produce goods and services of the right quality and quantity at the right time at a minimum

cost. It ensures optimum utilization of available production capacity.