Under the aegis of Centre for Development of Technical Education (CDTE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, IACT Global in collaboration with Dr Shantanu Bhattacharya (Course Coordinator), is offering a Certificate Programme in "Manufacturing Technology Management", which is delivered as internet-based course made available to learners through an online platform.

Manufacturing Technology Management

The Manufacturing Technology Management Program focuses on preparing skilled individuals for managerial positions in industry. Manufacturing Technology Management students study a broad range of topics in order to understand the overall workings of an industrial organization and the key elements which lead to productivity, profitability and competitiveness. The programs are designed to build upon a student's existing knowledge and expand their technical and managerial capabilities.

Table of Contents

  1. Manufacturing Strategy
    • a. Overview
    • b. Business Strategy
    • c. Linkage of manufacturing to marketing & business strategy
    • d. Methodology for manufacturing strategy development
  2. Manufacturing Processes
    • a. Overview
    • b. Types of processes
      • i. Job processing
      • ii. Batch
      • iii. Line, etc.
    • c. Technology strategy
  3. Computer integrated design and manufacturing systems
    • a. Systems approach to computer integrated design and manufacturing
    • b. Introduction to CAD
    • c. Geometric modeling
    • d. Concurrent engineering
    • e. Computer aided process planning
    • f. Computer control of manufacturing systems
    • g. Automated material handling and storage systems
    • h. Robotic systems
  4. Make or Buy Decisions
    • a. Overview
    • b. Issues involved in make or buy decisions
    • c. Sourcing strategy
    • d. Supplier selection
  5. Plant location and layout
    • a. Overview
    • b. Factors affecting location
    • c. Plant layout
    • d. Factors affecting plant layout
    • e. Types of plant layouts
  6. Just in time Manufacturing
    • a. Overview
    • b. Pre-requisites for JIT
    • c. JIT principles
    • d. Elements of JIT
    • e. Benefits & limitations of JIT

Enrolment Process

The interested candidates have to apply to IACT for enrolling in the e-learning programme. IACT will forward the details of candidate’s application to Dr. Shantanu Bhattacharya, who will further review the eligibility criteria on individual basis. The course coordinator reserves the right to decline the candidature of any applicant whose eligibility criteria is not at par as per the requirements of the course.

If the candidature is accepted, then the applicants would be asked by IACT to enroll themselves for the programme through IACT. The candidates must complete the course, required assignments, term-project, etc as communicated by the faculty or as contained in the course material. On successful completion of these requirements candidates would be awarded a certificate from CDTE, IIT Kanpur.

IIT Faculty Support

The programmes have been developed by the course coordinator fromIIT Kanpur and are designed for delivery over the Internet. The online learning content is supported by detailed voice-based explanation of the concepts, accessible to the candidates through their login ID and password. Additionally, IACT will enable for the candidates query support from the course coordinator through email and on-line chat sessions.

Eligibility Criteria

The course is meant for Engineering and Management professionals or students pursuing post graduation studies. Minimum qualification is graduation or diploma from a recognized University/Institute. However, the course coordinator reserves the final decision to accept the candidature of the applicants or to reject it.

Registration Process

Interested candidates may download the application form from the link below and send the completed application to info@iactglobal.in

Download Registration Form

For any query related to admission process‚ candidates can write to info@iactglobal.in

 

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