SEMESTER-IV
PAPER 1: MC. 401 – PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL
Objective: The objective of the course is to provide the student with skills necessary to create, plan and
control a new Enterprise.
UNIT – I
Project Identification, Formulation and Planning: Understanding environment for business opportunities
Idea generation, short listing and selection of product/service stages in Venture Appraisal- Technical,
Financial, Economic and Social Appraisal Location, Factory Design and Layout. Commercial vs. National
Profitability Social Cost - Benefit Analysis (broader concept only). Feasibility Report Preparation for new
Enterprise - format and contents.
UNIT – II
Market and Financial Appraisal : Market Survey – Design, Data Sources and Methodology, Market
Segmentation and product differentiation, Forecasting Future demand and Distribution Analysis,
Preparation of the Sales Plan and Report Estimation of Financial Requirement.
UNIT – III
Application of Capital Budgeting Techniques, Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for the new enterprise,
Planning Capital Structure and Financing Project Financial viability Study.
UNIT – IV
Project Implementation and Management: Project Organisation and Control Network Analysis – PERT &
CPM Cost and Time Over-run Project Follow up and Monitoring.
Reference Books:
1. Chandra, Prasanna : Project Preparation, Appraisal and Implementation, Tata Mc Graw Hill, N. Delhi.
2. Desai, Vasant : Entrepreneurial Development, Vol.II Project Formulation Appraisal and Financing for
Small Industry, Himalaya Publ. N. Delhi.
3. Nicholas : Project Management for Business and Technology: Principles and Practice (Prentice Hall of
India, N. Delhi.
4. Pitala : Project Appraisal Techniques, Oxford & IBH Publication.
5. Yound, Trevour L. : Planning and Implementing Project, Sterling Publishing Ltd.
6. Krishnan and Moorthy : Text Book of Project Management, Mac Millan India Ltd.
7. Singh, Narendra : Project Management & Control, Himalaya Publ., N. Delhi.
PAPER 4: MC. 204 - PRODUCTION AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Objective: To impart knowledge regarding production and management techniques, process, tools, and
Acquaint the students with the knowledge of marketing functions, techniques and strategies.
UNIT-I
Introduction to Production Management - Nature, Scope, Importance and Functions Materials
Management - Evolution, Importance, Scope and Objectives - Interface with other functions. Introduction
of Inventory Control, Static Inventory problem under risk. Dynamic Model under risk, policy coordinated,
Replacement with discount. Introduction to purchasing, Functions of purchasing, procedure of
purchasing, Selection Sources of Supply, Negotiation with Suppliers.
UNIT-II
Price determination; Price Cost Analysis, Quality determination and control value analysis. Scope &
functions of operations management, Forecasting of demand. Delphi. Methods, Statistical Quality Control
Technique.
UNIT-III
Facilities Location & Layout – Strategic importance - Factors affecting location & layout - Installation of
facilities – Single location, multi-location decisions. Principles and Types of Facilities Layout. Importance
and Functions of Production Planning & Control. Introduction to PERT / CPM - Network Crashing.
UNIT-IV
Productivity - Work Study - Objectives, Scope and Uses - Methods Study – Flow process chart, Flow
diagram & Process mapping - Work Measurement - Elements – Performance Rating - Allowances Standard Time - Synthetic Time Standards – Work Sampling.
Reference Books:
1. Alan Mulemann, John Oakland, Keith Locker, ‘Production and Operations Management’ Macmillan
India Ltd.
2. Datta, A.K., Materials Management : Procedures, Text and Cases, Prentice Hall of India.
3. Gaither, Operations Management , Thomas Learning.
4. S.A. ShunwalIa & Patel, Production and Operations Management, Himalaya Publishing.
5. R. Panneerselvan, Production and Operations Management, Prentice Hall of India.
6. P. Saravanavel, S. Sumathi, Production and Materials Management, Margham Publication.
7. Mukhoipadhyay, Production Planning and Control, TMH