Course Summary: Industrial Organisation and Management
1. Introduction to Industrial Organisation
Definition: Study of how industries function, how firms behave in markets, and how they are structured.
Goals: Efficiency, productivity, competitiveness, and innovation.
Types of Industries: Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary.
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2. Forms of Business Ownership
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Joint Stock Company
Co-operative Societies
Public Sector Enterprises
Comparison Factors: Capital, liability, management, decision-making, and legal status.
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3. Industrial Location and Layout
Factors Influencing Location:
Raw materials, transport, labor, power, market, climate, government policies.
Plant Layout Types:
Product layout, Process layout, Fixed position layout, Cellular layout.
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4. Production Management
Functions:
Planning, routing, scheduling, dispatching, follow-up.
Types of Production:
Job, batch, mass, continuous production.
Productivity & Efficiency Metrics
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5. Materials Management
Inventory Control: EOQ, ABC Analysis, Just-In-Time (JIT).
Purchasing Procedures
Stores Management
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6. Quality Management
Quality Control vs Quality Assurance
Tools: Six Sigma, TQM (Total Quality Management), Kaizen.
Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
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7. Financial Management
Basic Concepts:
Capital, assets, liabilities, profit & loss, balance sheet.
Sources of Finance: Equity, loans, retained earnings.
Budgeting and Costing
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8. Human Resource Management (HRM)
Functions: Recruitment, training, appraisal, motivation, labor laws.
Leadership Styles: Autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire.
Motivation Theories: Maslow’s hierarchy, Herzberg’s two-factor theory.
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9. Organizational Structure and Management
Types: Line, line & staff, functional, matrix.
Principles of Management (Fayol, Taylor)
Decision Making & Delegation
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10. Entrepreneurship and Small-Scale Industries (SSI)
Role in Economy
Steps in Starting a Business
Support Agencies: DIC, MSME, SIDBI, NSIC.
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11. Industrial Safety and Welfare
Safety Programs: Training, equipment, emergency planning.
Welfare Measures: Canteens, restrooms, insurance, grievance handling.
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12. Recent Trends in Industrial Management
Lean Manufacturing
Automation & Industry 4.0
Sustainability & Green Manufacturing
Globalization & Outsourcing
- Teacher: faith chepkemoi