Course Content
Probability Distributions
Probability Distribution – Binomial, Poisson, Normal, and Exponential
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Facility Location and Layout
Site Selection and Analysis, Layout Design and Process
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Probability Distribution – Binomial, Poisson, Normal, and Exponential
Probability Distribution – Binomial, Poisson, Normal, and Exponential
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Data Collection & Questionnaire Design
Data Collection & Questionnaire Design
Sampling: Concept, Process, and Techniques
Sampling: Concept, Process, and Techniques
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Hypothesis Testing: Procedure
Hypothesis Testing: Procedure
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T, Z, F, Chi-square tests
T, Z, F, Chi-square tests
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Operations Management: Role and Scope
Operations Management: Role and Scope
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Facility Location and Layout: Site Selection and Analysis, Layout Design and Process
Facility Location and Layout: Site Selection and Analysis, Layout Design and Process
Enterprise Resource Planning: ERP Modules, ERP Implementation
Enterprise Resource Planning: ERP Modules, ERP Implementation
Scheduling: Loading, Sequencing, and Monitoring
Scheduling: Loading, Sequencing, and Monitoring
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Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma
Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma
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ISO 9000 Series Standards
ISO 9000 Series Standards
Operation Research: Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT/CPM.
Operation Research: Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT/CPM.
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Unit VIII: Business Statistics and Operations Management

Scheduling decisions in operations management can be arranged from long-term to short-term based on the planning horizon and level of detail involved:

  • (D) Capacity Planning:
    🔹 This is a long-term decision, typically looking years ahead to ensure that sufficient capacity exists to meet future demand.

  • (A) Aggregate Planning:
    🔹 A medium-term scheduling decision that translates capacity planning into a general plan for production, typically over 6–18 months.

  • (C) Master Schedule:
    🔹 A short-to-medium-term schedule that breaks the aggregate plan into specific product-level schedules.

  • (B) Short-term Scheduling:
    🔹 Involves day-to-day or minute-by-minute scheduling of tasks, people, or machines.