B.E. (Automation and Robotics) Operations Planning and Control Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Operations Planning and Control
Module 1
- 1.1 Introduction: Production and Operations Function, Production systems, make to stock, Make to order, Assemble to order and Engineer to order, type of layouts, Phases in OPC like Preplanning, Planning, Action & Control.
- 1.2 Strategic Planning for Operations and Services: Approaches like Forced Choice model and Operations Model, Quality and Productivity strategy, Technology strategy. Operations Strategies for Services, Types or Service Operations: Quasi manufacturing, Customer as participants, Customer as product, Classification of Services, Service capacity.
Module 2
- 2.1 Forecasting: Forecasting and Prediction, Need for forecasting, role of forecasting in OPC, Methods of forecasting, Qualitative methods, Quantitative methods like time series analysis, least square method, moving average method, and exponential smoothing method. Forecasting Error; Mean Absolute Deviation, Forecasting Bias
- 2.2 Capacity Planning: Measurement of capacity, Measures of operating capacity, Factors influencing effective capacity, factors favoring over capacity and under capacity, short range, medium range and long range capacity planning. Capacity requirement Planning (b) will be from any module other than module 3)
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Automation and Robotics) under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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