Industrial and Operational Management

Course Code: MGT 417

Credit Hour: 3

Course Group: General Courses

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Introduction, evolution, management function, organization and environment. Organization: Theory and structure; Coordination; Span of control; Authority delegation; Groups; Committee and task force; Manpower planning. Personnel Management: Scope; Importance; Need hierarchy; Motivation; job redesign; Leadership; Participative management; Training; Performance appraisal; Wages and incentives; Informal groups; Organizational change and conflict. Cost and Financial Management: Elements of costs of products depreciations; Break-even analysis; Investment analysis; Benefit cost analysis. Management Accounting: Cost Planning and control; Budget and budgetary control; Development planning process; Project management; Network models for project time estimation; Estimation of confidence level; Simplex method for minimization of project time; Project effort analysis methods; Marketing Management: Concepts; Strategy; Sales promotion; Patent laws. Technology Management: Management of innovation and changes; Technology life cycle; Case studies.