How suppliers are treated as business Partners and importance of Information Technology to reduce the lead time and work on real time basis for faster and efficient deliveries.

In thus topic we are going to discuss about techniques and plans for program evaluation and review technique. We would also discuss concepts of PERT and the basic PERT chart

Is Quality a recent fad, or was it a genetic trait of the human race since prehistoric times? Is the desire for quality an overwhelming need, a craving, a nature, a trait of Man to elevate to the next level of needs on Dr Maslow’s pyramid? We will trace Man’s journey of quality using some very basic inventions and processes like hunting tools and fire. This will strengthen your understanding of the philosophies and concepts of Quality

The process entitled Six Sigma was ‘invented’ by Motorola in the 1980s and designed to target manufacturing defects, and then reduce them to a small level (less than 3.4 defects per million opportunities. saving millions of dollars in the process. 

In this topic we would discuss about what GANTT chart is and the genesis of GANTT chart.

Conventional manufacturing processes have their limitations. They are usually production centric. In spite of best of resource planning, wastages occur quite alarmingly creating delays in manufacturing and deliveries. This results into erosion of value, instead of value addition. Lean manufacturing addresses how to eliminate wastages and maximize value addition resulting in timely delivery schedules. The basics of Lean Manufacturing are discussed in an easy to understand manner in this module.

A large number of new products launched in the market, fails due to many strategic errors. In this session, veteran marketing faculty, prof. Mangesh Borase discusses various strategies for new product development , misconceptions about product development and a scientific process for successful product development.