Day: June 11, 2022

BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING (BPR) Objectives: By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (i) Define the term business process re-engineering (ii) Outline the components of business process re-engineering (iii) Highlight the advantages and disadvantages of functional Read More …

LEAN OPERATIONS AND JUST IN TIME (JIT) MANAGEMENT Objectives: By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (i) Highlight the main objective of lean management (ii) Discuss the key elements of lean operations (iii) Describe the Read More …

CAPACITY PLANNING Objectives: By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (i) Define the term capacity (ii) Explain the components of capacity planning (iii) Evaluate capacity plans (iv) Explain the various demand management strategies Introduction Capacity Read More …

QUALITY CONTROL AND APPRAISAL TECHNIQUES Objectives: (i) Define the term control (ii) Highlight the dimensions quality (iii) Describe the costs of quality (iv) Define the concept of total quality management (TQM) Introduction Quality can have the following meanings: • the Read More …

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Objectives: By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (1) Define the term inventory (2) Explain the different types of inventory (3) Distinguish between dependent and independent demand (4) Calculate the EOQ (5) Calculate Read More …

PRINCIPLES OF JOB DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS Objectives By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (i) Define the term job design (ii) Define the term ergonomics (iii) Outline the components of work study (iv) Explain the Read More …

FACILITY LOCATION AND LAYOUT Objectives: By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (1) Define the term facility location (2) Explain the factors influencing facility location (3) Define the term facility layout (4) Outline the principles Read More …

PRODUCT DESIGN PROCESS AND PRODUCTION PROCESS CHOICE Objectives: By the end of the chapter the student should be able to: (i) Outline the product development process (ii) Explain four production processes (iii) Outline the contribution of purchasing to product development Read More …