Course Outcomes

Students of this course will be able to:
5. Understand the philosophy of World class manufacturing
6. Evaluate the competitiveness of manufacturing
7. Explain labour and HRD requirements in WCM
8. Understand the system and tools for world class manufacturing

Syllabus Contents:


Unit 1:

World Class Manufacturing Environment
Different manufacturing eras, Global business condition today, strategic
decisions in manufacturing management, Emergence of information age, Global
competitiveness and manufacturing excellence, problems in manufacturing
industry. Concept, principles of world class manufacturing, Schonberger
framework of WCM, Various models of WCM , framework of value added
engineering

Unit 2:

System and Tools for World class manufacturing
Role of IT in world class manufacturing, types of manufacturing automation,
automated production system, group technology/cellular manufacturing.
software systems for automation, automation issues, Product and process design
tools, material processing and material handling tools, lean production tools,
poke yoke

Unit 3:

Total Quality Management and Total Productive Maintenance
Definition, Evolution and Stages of TQM, Principles of TQM, Tools of TQM,
Quality management systems, introduction to ISO 9000,QS 9000
Definition of total productive maintenance, Pillars and activities in TPM, Role
of employees in TPM, concept of reliability, maintainability, reliability
improvement, maintainability improvement

Unit 4:

JIT and WCM Concept of JIT , Mechanism of JIT Production, Reducing machine breakdowns, Quality and JIT Production, continuous improvement techniques, implementing JIT Production , JIT in world class manufacturing HRM Dimensions in WCM- Morale, Teamwork, Cross Functional Teams, Work study methods

Skill Level: Beginner