PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL
SYLLABUS
UNIT I
Role and Importance of PPC in various Manufacturing Systems – Functions of PPC – Capacity Planning – Estimating
– Routing – Loading – Dispatching – Expediting.
UNIT II
Aggregate Planning – Rough-Cut Planning – Capacity Planning – Shop Floor Planning – Gantt Charts – Control and
Feedback Systems.
UNIT III
Implementation of PPC in Continuous Flow System – Line Balancing – Heuristic – Intermittent Production System –
Job Shop Scheduling – Use of Linear Programming models and Scheduling Algorithms.
UNIT IV
Flexible Manufacturing Systems – Group Technology – Cellular Planning – Robotics – CAD, CAM and SIM.
UNIT V
Role of Computers in PPC.