"This book presents lucid treatment of a wide range of issues involved in Production and Operations Management. It focuses on the latest techniques in production planning and control considered to be pivotal for organizations, which aim at maximizing their productivity and profitability. The book further discusses in detail the production system concept, facility location, plant layout design, production scheduling, mass production techniques such as assembly line balancing, maintenance, planning and control, quality control and modern production management tools that include CIM, TQM, TPM and ISO 9000 & 14000 Series. Primarily designed as a textbook for various courses like BBM, BBA, B. Com., MBA and also useful for students persuing courses in Production and Operations Management, Mechanical, Industrial & Production Engineering from Bangalore University and other Indian Universities. Key Features