Syllabus

PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

UNIT – I
Functions of production planning & controls operations & productivity, productivity
measurement, goods and services, Design of goods and services: selection, generating
new products, product development, issues in product design.

UNIT – II
Forecasting – Importance of forecasting – Types of forecasting, their uses – General
Principles of forecasting – Forecasting techniques – qualitative methods and
quantitive methods – accuracy of forecasting methods.

UNIT – III
Factors affecting facilities location, mathematical models for facilities, location,
Types of facilities- layout: product layout, process layout, group technology layout,
Assembly line balancing, computerised layout: ALDEP, CRAFT, CORELAP.

UNIT – IV
Strategies for aggregates planning, aggregate planning using O.R. Models, Chase
planning, Expediting, controlling aspects.
Inventory management – Functions of inventories – relevant inventory costs – ABC
analysis – VED analysis – EOQ model – Inventory control systems – P–Systems and
Q-Systems-(S, s) Policy.

UNIT – V
Scheduling Policies – Techniques, flow shop and job shop Scheduling techniques.
MRP, –lot sizing techniques in MRP, introduction to ERP, LOB (Line of Balance).
Lean Management, philosophy and creation of lean enterprise, JIT concepts-Kanban
System.Elements of total quality management, Six Sigma Quality Control.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Modern Production / Operations Management by Baffa & Rakesh Sarin, Wiley,
1987
2. Operation Management by B. Mahadevan, Pearson Edu.
3. Operation Management by Adam & Ebert- PHI Pub.

REFERENCES:
1. Operations Management – S.N. Chary.
2. Inventory Control Theory and Practice / Martin K. Starr and David W. Miller.
3. Production Control A Quantitative Approach / John E. Biegel.
4. Production Control / Moore.
5. Operations Management / Joseph Monks.
NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY

UNIT – I
SOLAR ENERGY:
Availability of solar energy, Measurement of sunshine, solar radiation data,
estimation of average solar radiation, the black body, absorptance and emittance,
Kirchoff’s law. Reflection from surfaces, Solar energy selection, selective surfaces,
Construction of solar flat plate and evacuated tube collectors, Performance of solar
energy collectors, Solar heating and cooling.

UNIT – II
WIND ENERGY:
Wind mills and wind turbine systems, Classification of wind machines: Horizontal &
Vertical axis configuration. High and low solidity rotors, Elements of wind mills and
wind turbine systems, Aerodynamic models, Rankine Froud Actuator disc model,
Betz limit, angular momentum wake rotation theory, Aerofoil sections and their
characteristics, Estimation of power output and energy production.

UNIT – III
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY:
Ocean thermal energy sources, Ocean thermal energy power plant development,
Closed and open cycles. Advantages and operating difficulties.
TIDAL & WAVE ENERGY
Tidal power sources, Conventional and latest design of tidal power system, The ocean
wave, Oscillating water column (Japanese) and the Dam, Atol design.

UNIT – IV
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY :
Earth as source of heat energy, stored heat and renewability of earth’s heat, Nature
and occurrence of geo thermal field, Classification of thermal fields, Model of Hyper
thermal fields & Semi thermal fields, drilling hot water measurements.

UNIT – V
FUEL CELL ENERGY:
Description, properties and operation of fuel cells, Major components & general
characteristics of fuel cells, Indirect methanol fuel cell systems. Phosphoric acid fuel
cell systems and molten carbonate fuel cell systems.
BIOMASS ENERGY:
Types of conversion techniques for the production of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
by chemical and biochemical methods, and Biomass gasifiers- Selection of a model
and size, Technical, Climatic, geographical and economic issues.
MECHATRONICS

UNIT-I
Introduction to Mechatronics – Systems – Concepts of Mechatronics approach – Need
for Mechatronics – Emerging areas of Mechatronics – Classification of Mechatronics.
Sensors and Transducers: Static and dynamic Characteristics of Sensor,
Potentiometers – LVDT – Capacitance sensors – Strain gauges – Eddy current sensor
– Hall effect sensor – Temperature sensors – Light sensors.

UNIT-II
8085 MICROPROCESSOR AND 8051 MICROCONTROLLER
Introduction – Architecture of 8085– Pin Configuration – Addressing Modes –
Instruction set, Timing diagram of 8085 – Concepts of 8051 micro-controller – Block
diagram,.

UNIT-III
PROGRAMMABLE PERIPHERAL INTERFACE
Introduction – Architecture of 8255, Keyboard interfacing, LED display –interfacing,
ADC and DAC interface, Temperature Control – Stepper Motor Control – Traffic
Control interface.

UNIT- IV
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER
Introduction – Basic structure – Input and output processing – Programming –
Mnemonics – Timers, counters and internal relays – Data handling – Selection of
PLC.

UNIT-V
ACTUATORS AND MECHATRONIC SYSTEM DESIGN
Types of Stepper and Servo motors – Construction – Working Principle – Advantages
and Disadvantages. Design process-stages of design process – Traditional and
Mechatronics design concepts – Case studies of Mechatronics systems – Pick and
place Robot – Engine Management system – Automatic car park barrier.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Bolton, “Mechatronics”, Printice Hall, 2008
2. Ra mesh S Gaonkar, “Microprocessor Architecture, Programming, and Applications
with the 8085”, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008.
REFERENCES:
1. Michael B.Histand and Davis G.Alciatore, “Introduction to Mechatronics and
Measurement systems”, McGraw Hill International edition, 2007.
2. Bradley D.A, Dawson D, Buru N.C and Loader A.J, “Mechatronics”, Chapman and
Hall, 1993.
MODERN MANUFACTURING METHODS

UNIT-I
Need for Modern Manufacturing Methods: Non-traditional machining methods and
rapid prototyping methods - their relevance for precision and lean manufacturing.
Classification of non-traditional processes - their selection for processing of different
materials and the range of applications.
Introduction to rapid prototyping - Classification of rapid prototyping methods -
sterolithography, fused deposition methods - materials, principle of prototyping and
various applications.

UNIT-II
Ultrasonic machining – Elements of the process, mechanics of material removal,
process parameters, applications and limitations, Abrasive jet, Water jet and abrasive
water jet machining: Basic mechanics of material removal, descriptive of equipment,
process variables, applications and limitations.

UNIT-III
Electro –Chemical Processes: Fundamentals of electro chemical machining,
electrochemical grinding, metal removal rate in ECM, Tooling, process variables,
applications, economic aspects of ECM.
Chemical Machining: Fundamentals of chemical machining- Principle of material
removalmaskants – etchants- process variables, advantages and applications.
UNIT-IV
Thermal Metal Removal Processes: Basic principle of spark erosion (EDM), Wire cut
EDM, and Electric Discharge Grinding processes - Mechanics of machining, process
parameters, selection of tool electrode and dielectric fluids, choice of parameters for
improved surface finish and machining accuracy - Applications of different processes
and their limitations.
Plasma Machining: Principle of material removal, description of process and
equipment, process variables, scope of applications and the process limitations.

UNIT-V
Electron Beam Machining: Generation and control of electron beam for machining,
theory of electron beam machining, comparison of thermal and non-thermal processes
- process mechanics, parameters, applications and limitations.
Laser Beam Machining: Process description, Mechanism of material removal, process
parameters, capabilities and limitations, features of machining, applications and
limitations.

TEXT BOOKS: 1. Advanced machining processes, VK Jain, Allied publishers.

2. Manufacturing processes for engineering materials by Serope Kalpakjian and
Steven R Schmid, 5edn, Pearson Pub.