'This book, Industrial Engineering and Management, provides various concepts and theoretical and practical knowledge related to the area of industrial engineering and management. All the pertinent fields of management, such as production management, organization, quality management, materials management, project management, marketing, human resource management, strategic management, etc., are discussed to help develop the required skills among the students to work in this area. The book also creates awareness about the historical developments in the various fields of industrial engineering.
' Lucid presentation and simple language Visualization of concepts through thought-provoking cartoons Self-assessment questions (concept based, content based, and numerical oriented) which appear in between the chapters to instantly check understanding of the topics studied The Inspiration boxes feature the success stories/biographies of the management gurus of this field The Thought for Young Managers and Engineers (TYME) features give case studies, situation analyses, and topics for mini/major projects The Do You Know? boxes give the latest developments in industrial engineering and management Unit-end essay-type review questions Objective-type questions for interviews and competitive exams
' 1. Scientific Management History, Concept, and Evolution 2. Schools of Management Thought Classical Theories 3. Schools of Management Thought Neoclassical Theories 4. Schools of Management Thought Modern Theories 5. Functions of Management 6. Organization An Overview 7. Organization Structure Classical Views 8. Modern Organization Structures 9. Departmentation 10. Production Systems 11. Production Planning and Control 12. Facility Planning 13. Plant Layout 14. Industrial Engineering and Methods Management An Outline 15. Work Study An Overview 16. Method Study 17. Time Study?Work Measurement 18. Ergonomics 19. Materials Management Concepts and Classification 20. Inventory Models 21. Purchase Management 22. Stores Management 23. Modern Techniques in Materials Management 24. Quality Concepts 25. Statistical Quality Control (SQC) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) 26. Acceptance Sampling 27. Emerging Concepts in Quality 28. Project Management?Fundamentals of Network Analysis 29. Critical Path Method (CPM) 30. Cost Analysis?Project Crashing 31. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) 32. The Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 33. Training and Development, Job Evaluation and Merit Rating 34. Wage and Wage Incentives 35. Grievance Handling, Discipline, and Welfare 36. Marketing Management Basic Concepts 37. Product Lifecycle 38. Marketing Mix 39. Strategic Management An Overview 40. Corporate Planning 41. Strategy Formulation and Implementation 42. Environmental Scanning 43. Business Process Management BPO, BPR, MIS, and DSS 44. Performance Management PM, BSC, CMM, and PCMM 45. Value Management VCA, MUDA, 5S Kaizen, and QFD Appendices Index
'Dr. N. V. S. Raju is a BE graduate in mechanical engineering from Osmania University (OU), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, and has a PG diploma in industrial relations and personnel management from the same university.He has got two postgraduate degrees, one from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH), in M.Tech. (PE&M), and the second from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University (Dr. BRAOU), Hyderabad, in MBA (marketing). He is an active life member of professional bodies such as ISTE and ORSI. Dr. Raju has been awarded Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Osmania University under the guidance of Dr. K. Narayana Rao, professor and former head of Mechanical Engineering Department (OU), former member secretary, AICTE, New Delhi, in the year 2005 for research in the area of reliability-centered maintenance of heavy earth moving machinery. He has served in the industry for about 10 years in various capacities up to the position of deputy manager in Allwyn Limited, Hyderabad, and acquired a rich practical experience in the areas of production, planning, maintenance, etc.Dr. Raju is presently serving the student community as associate professor of mechanical engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Nachupally-Kodagattu, Kodimial mandal, Karimanagar district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the former head of the department and now coordinator of Entrepreneurship Development Cell. Earlier he worked as assistant professor at VNRVJIET, Hyderabad associate professor at JNTU, Kakinada professor at Vijay Rural Engineering College, Nizamabad, Nizam Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad and as principal at Srinivasa Engineering College, Banswada. In a span of 24 years he has taught in the areas of industrial engineering, operations research, operations management, and other mechanical engineering subjects, to both BE/B.Tech. and MBA/MCA/M.Tech. students of various universities all over India, including the open universities, such as IGNOU and Dr. BRAOU, etc. He has authored several books in the areas of operations research, production management, industrial engineering, condition monitoring, and maintenance engineering. He has more than 50 national and international publications to his credit and has been an enthusiastic guide for many research projects in doctoral, postgraduate, and undergraduate programs. A project guided by him bagged a silver medal in national competitions in the year 1999, conducted at New Delhi by Institute of Engineers (India) and ISTE.In addition to several other awards, recently (in 2011) he received the prestigious awards Shiksha Rattan Puraskar Bharat Jyoti from IIFS, New Delhi Glory of India Gold Medal from IISA Vishishta Seva Puraskar by JNTUH and Best Citizen of India Award from India Publishing House, New Delhi.Dr. Raju is the youngest among the three daughters and three sons of Sri N. V. Murali Manohar Raju and late Smt. Ammayi. He was born on 11th May 1965 in a small village, Kodimial, Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh. His elder brother Dr. N. V. S. N. Raju is a neonatologist, settled in the U.S.A. while another brother Mr. N. V. Srinivasa Raju is working with Nippon Paints. Dr. Raju is married to Smt. Prasanna and is blessed with three daughters, Srija Nataraj, Himaja Padmapriya, and Sanja Karunamayi.
