General
Management (Production and Control)
Management
concepts: Policies, goals and objectives, principles of management, functions
of management, levels of management, management information systems (MIS);
Production
Planning and Quality Control - Production Forecasting, Process production, Batch
Production, Process planning, Economic Batch quantity. Problems of
Productivity; Integration of modem management practices and principles of Total
Quality Management (TQM) with requirements specified in GMP, GSP, ISO 19000,
GB/T 19000 and ES 29000.
Industrial
Management (Pharmaceutical Industry)
Pharmaceutical
manufacture, Development, Location-Factors influencing, Special
provisions.
Plant
Layout: Types of plant layout,
Factors influencing plant layout, Methods of factory layout, Special
provisions, Storage space requirements, Layouts-Sterile or aseptic area,
tablets production area.
Building: Compartmentalized facilities-Rooms, floors, walls and
ceilings.
Pharmaceutical
Process Flow and Work Study: General
Flow Patterns, Work Station Design, Process Flow Diagrams - Production of
Tablets, Work Study and Work Measurement.
Utilities
and Services: Power, Water, Air
conditioning systems, Dust collection systems, Compressed air systems, Vacuum
and special gases.
Good
Manufacturing Practices: Equipment
and documentation (Records).
Materials
and Stores Management
Materials
Purchasing Procedure, Stores Organization - location and layout of stores,
receiving, inspection of materials, Issue, Control of store and store stocks,
Stock accounting and records. Selection of site for drug store, Layout design
for drug store and compliance with control measures; Inventory control -
Objectives, Economic order Quantity, ABC analysis.
Personnel
Management
Selection,
Appointment, Training, Transfer, Promotion and demotion policies, Remuneration,
Job Evaluation and merit rating.
Industrial
Psychology - Concept, Individual and group behaviour, X and Y theory, Hawthrone
experiments, morale, motivation and fatigue.
Marketing
Management
Meaning
and Scope, Types of Target Market, size, composition, demographic description
and socio-psychological characteristics of the consumer, marketing mix.
Market consideration in product development - product
classification, product planning, product differentiation, Branded V s Generic,
new Product Development. Distribution Channels - Selection of Channels,
Wholesaler and retailers, role and distribution.
Pricing policies - factors affecting price, selective
and exclusive pricing, discount policies, Credit policies, Patent
policies,
Sales Promotion policies - Objectives, detailing to
physician, professional personnels sampling, window and interior display, media
planning and publicity.