For close to 20 years, “Industrial Engineering and Production Management” has been a successful text for students of Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering while also being equally helpful for students of other courses including Management., Divided in 3 parts and 38 chapters, the text combines theory with examples to provide in-depth coverage of the subject. Key Features: The text carries 12 supplementary write-ups (incl. QFD, DFMA, SLP and SHA), additional solved problems and 5 appendices. More than 300 problems (with solutions), figures and tables aid to the concepts explained. Close to 500 chapter-end questions reinforce the concepts by providing adequate practice. Table of Content : Introduction to Industrial Engineering Productivity Work-Study Method Study Work Measurement Value Engineering Plant Location Plant Layout Material Handing Job Evaluation and Merit Rating Wages and Incentives Ergonomics Part II: Production Management Introduction to Production/ Operations Management New Product Design Demand Forecasting Production Planning and Control Capacity Planning Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Process Planning Project Scheduling with CPM and PERT Production Control Inventory Control Production Cost Concepts and Break-Even Analysis Maintenance Management Make or Buy Decisions Planning and Control of Batch Production Part III: Advanced Topics in Production Management Application of Linear Programming Technique in Production Management TQM – Concept and Philosophy Business Process Reengineering Group Technology Just In Time (JIT) Manufacturing Operations Strategy Materials Management Project Management Service Management Product and Service Reliability Theory of Constraints (TOC) Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Systems Supplements – 12 Additional Solved Problems on 11 topics Appendices – 5