Career In Production Management

Introduction

Production management is the process by which the physical output of a business organization is planned. The operations employed to produce the output are directed, coordinated and controlled.
Production management includes the following functions - Product research/market research - Development and design - Design specification - Process development - Material procurement - Standardization - Inspection and testing - Quality control - Cost analysis.

Nature of work

Industrial Production Management

Large industrial houses have production departments with a number of lower, middle and higher level personnel. Generally they are addressed as Senior production manager, Deputy production manager and Assistant or Junior production manager. Movement to the position of General Manager or Factory manager is from the production department. Managers' duties may vary from unit to unit. However, industrial production managers generally have the same major functions regardless of industry.
Production managers coordinate activities related to production of goods and direct the work of first-line supervisors. They are involved in

Production scheduling

Staffing

Equipment

Quality control

Inventory control

Coordinating activities of all departments

Reporting to the plant manager

Managing specific operation, such as machining, assembly, or finishing.

Personal qualities

Ability to coordinate activities, and excellent management skills are needed for this branch. Familiarity with customers needs, company affairs and its operations, marketing strategies and an inquisitive research oriented approach is an asset.

Entry routes

In consumer goods' firm backgrounds of study which is related to the product and MBA degree are important e.g in food industry the production unit would have food technologists, nutrition experts with management backgrounds while in a toys factory it could be a plastic technologist or only an MBA. In engineering firms people enter with an engineering degree and may also have a Masters in Business Administration.

Courses

The IIT's, NITIE offer management courses designed for Industrial and Technology Management. Entry is for engineering graduates and other professionals who intend to work in the Industrial Sector.

Institution	Course	Duration	Eligibility	Selection
National Institute Of Industrial Engineering, Vihar Lake, Mumbai-400087	PG Dip. in Industrial Management (50)	2years full time (50)	Engineering Graduates with 60%, Experience is given weightage	All India written test, - GD, Interview
Indian Institute Of Technology- Delhi(Proposed exchange programmes with MIT/Slovania Univ./Kellogg Management School)	MBA with specialization in Finance/ Marketing/ Information technology or Strategic management MBA (Technology Management)	2 years 3 years (Part time)	Engineering/ Science graduate/ economics/ Computer Science/ operations research graduates etc.	GATE admission test conducted jointly with IIT Mumbai, IISc Bangalore,IIT Kanpur. GD &    Interview.
Vinod Gupta School of Management IIT Kharagpur	MBM 3 semesters		Executives,enterpreneurs /professionals with 2 year work experience and a 1st class degree in  engineering/1st class masters degree in Arts/Sc./or Business Administration	Management Aptitude Test held, at Bangalore,Kharagpur, Calcutta, Chennai,   Delhi, Kanpur,  Mumbai. Interview
University College of Engineering PO Birla Engineering College, Sambalpur 768018		ME Industrial Management	1 1/2 years engineering  graduates	First Class GATE Score
Indian Institute of M.Tech in Science, Bangalore Mgmt. Studies		1 year	Engineering grads./PG's in Sc./Engg./ Comm./Hum. in 2nd Div. or graduates in Sc. with 2nd Division and AMIE/AMIETE/ AMIICHE/ AMAeSI/AMIIM/ AMI Mech.	GATEScore
Indian Institute of MMS  Technology, School of Management, IIT, Powai, Mumbai 400076		2 years M. Tech.(Industrial Management	Engg. graduates/Science with 1st class 11/2 years	Test, Gdand   Interview Graduate eng- GATE ineers and  sponsored candidates

Note: Also refer to general management courses