Industrial Management
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 232
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 232
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The main purpose of this book is to provide the readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to excel in their workplaces, whether they are in the manufacturing or in the service industry.
Chapter 1 introduces productivity and the need for any business to keep its productivity going upward like a flight that has taken off the ground. As someone has rightly said, any work that is done under the Sun is impacted by productivity. Thus, Chapter 1 lays the foundation needed for success and inspires businesses to prosper! The subsequent chapters give a company the basic tools and techniques in different subject areas
needed for their growth and continuous improvement.
It is not intended to get into the advanced tools and techniques in the subject areas covered in the book. If a company needs to use advanced methods in any specific subject, there is considerable material available to
take it further.
I will be glad if the readers provide their valuable feedback to help future users of this book. I will be greatly indebted to them.
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Production
Productivity
Management
Systems Approach
Types of Manufacturing Systems
References
Questions and Problems
Chapter 2 Operations Process Chart
Operations
Drawing of an Operations Process Chart
Assembly Chart
Questions and Problems
Chapter 3 Machines and Maintenance
Introduction
Capacity
Availability
Utilization
Number of Machines Required
Maintenance
Questions and Problems
Chapter 4 Methods Analysis
Introduction
Steps of Methods Analysis 2
The Questioning Technique
References
Questions and Problems
Chapter 5 Work Measurement
Introduction
Concept of Standard Time
Time Study
Summary of Work Measurement Techniques
Questions and Problems
Chapter 6 Layout of Facilities
Basic Layout Concepts
Types of Layout
Techniques of Layout
Material Handling
Location Analysis
Questions and Problems
Chapter 7 Activity-Based Costing
Introduction
Basics of Production Cost
Costing Methods
Examples of Costing Methods
Questions and Problems
Chapter 8 Breakeven Analysis
Introduction
Breakeven Point
Questions and Problems
Chapter 9 Inventory
Basic Inventory Concepts
ABC Technique
Material Requirements Planning
Questions and Problems
Chapter 10 Production Planning and Control
Introduction
Master Production Schedule
Scheduling Jobs on a Gantt Chart
Questions and Problems
Chapter 11 Project Management
Introduction
Drawing of a Project Network
Analysis of a Project Network
Critical Path Method
Questions and Problems
Chapter 12 Quality
Introduction
Quality as a Value
Understanding Quality
Drawing of a Histogram
Pareto Chart
The Cause-and-Effect Diagram
Questions and Problems
Chapter 13 Lean Manufacturing
Introduction
Why Do Lean Manufacturing?
Just-in-Time
Pull System
Waste Elimination
5S
5 Whys Technique
Setup Reduction
Questions and Problems
Appendix A1: A Brief History on Industrial Management—Up to WWII
Appendix A2: A Brief History of Industrial Management—After WWII till 1980s
Appendix A3: A Brief History on Industrial Management—1990s and Later
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index
Ramesh V. Narang, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iowa and a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.