The subject deals with advance topics in Manufacturing Engineering. 

The topics include; 

1. Manufacturing Systems Designs: Definition, Systems, Subsystems, Systems Approach Fundamentals, Systems Approach for designing, Manufacturing Systems, Systematic Layout Planning (SLP), Computerized Plant Layout-CRAFT, ALDEP, CORELAP.

2. Manufacturing Systems Economics: Concept of time value of money, Preparation of time profile of project, Single payment, Equal Series payment, various machine and project selection & evaluation techniques: Payback period, Present worth, Equivalent annual cost, Cost- benefit ratio, Evaluation for both equal & unequal life.

3. New Product Development (NPD): Product Development, Customer Need, Strategies for New Product Development, Product life cycle, Product status. Corporate Design Strategies, Japanese Approach to NPD. PUGH total Design approach, PAHL & BEITZ Approach, Project Approach, Cross functional.

4. Manufacturing Planning & Control Systems: Overview of Aggregate Planning Models, Linear Decision Rules, Management Coefficient, Direct Search Methods, Master Production Schedule, Modular Bill and Materials, Capacity planning & control, language, medium range, short range capacity planning, Toyota Production System, Just- in Time (JIT), Manufacturing –Philosophy, Elements, KANBAN, effects on layout, workers & vendors, Optimized Production Technology (OPT).

5. Forecasting Methods: Forecasting Framework, Forecasting cost and accuracy, Forecasting Uses  and Methods – Delphi, Exponential Smoothing, Forecasting Errors – MAD, Regression Methods-Linear Model for single & multiple variables, Brief idea of computerized forecasting systems. Material Requirements Planning (MRP): Definition of MRP systems. MRP versus Order point, MRP Elements, Types of MRP – MRP I & II.

6. Maintenance & Reliability: Concept of preventive & breakdown maintenance, maintenance cost, optimal preventive maintenance simple replacement models-individual and group replacement, MAPI - methods, reliability definitions, failure analysis and curve, systems reliability- series parallel, redundancy, methods of improving reliability, MTBF, MTTR, Maintainability, availability.