PE 313 Operations Efficiency
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Lectures: 3 hrs/week Presentations -70
End-Sem Exam- 30.
Instructor: Mr Sushruth M Apshankar
(09hrs)
Unit 1
Basic definition of operations efficiency, its scope. Areas in which OE can be explored. An
overview of OE.
Unit 2 (14hrs)
1. Explore Phase
Problem Identification
Root Cause Analysis
Case Study from Food & Beverage Industry
2. Define Phase
Business Process Reengineering
Compare and Contrast; Cost-Benefit Analysis
Formalize the Solution
Case Study from Air Transportation Industry
Unit 3 (11hrs)
3. Implement Phase
Process Planning and Standardization
Change Management
Phased Roll-out
Case Study from Apparel Retail Industry
4. Sustenance Phase
Process Management through ERP Tools
Continuous Process Improvement
Spot Audits and MIS monitoring
Case Study from Telecom Industry
Unit 4 (11hrs)
5. Benefits Phase
On-going process benefits; systems integration
On-going financial benefits
On-going competitive benefits
Case Studies from various Industries
Successful Transfer of the Operations Efficiency Practices across Industries is also
covered in this Course.
Text Books
There is no official reference book for this Course since it is primarily centered around
professional situations.
The Instructors professional experiences and analytical cases at industry leading
organizations like UPS, Gap Inc., Starbucks Coffee Company, Madura Garments and
!dea Cellular Limited will form the core material of the Course.
Reference Books
For additional information on this topic, students can check the below mentioned reference
materials.
Good to Great Jim Collins Harper Collins Publishers, 2002
Built to Last Jim Collins Harper Collins Publishers, 2005
The McKinsey Way Ethan M. Rasiel Tata McGraw Hill, 2003
How Dell Does It Steven Holzner Tata McGraw Hill, 2006
The Wal-Mart Effect Charles Fishman Penguin Books, 2007
Harvard Business Review, Various Authors Monthly Editions, 2009
Outcomes:
This course will benefit students from any stream. The students who aim to join the
professional field/industry after their graduation stand to gain more from this course compared
to those who plan to pursue a future career in R & D.