COURSE SYLLABUS

IE 307        ProductIon PlannIng and Control         (3-0) 3

URL: http://ie.atilim.edu.tr/~ie307

Catalog Data:

Introduction to production systems. Production planning and control in decision making. Forecasting. Aggregate production planning. Capacity planning. Materials requirement planning. Scheduling. Advanced techniques and approaches in modern production planning and control for designing manufacturing and service systems.

Textbook:

Nahmias, S., Production and Operations Analysis, 4th edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2001.

References:

·         Silver, E.A., Pyke, D.F., and Peterson, R., Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

·         Buffa, E.S., and Sarin, R.K., Modern Production/Operations Management, John Wiley, 1987.

·         Hax, A.C., and Candea, D., Production and Inventory Management, Prentice-Hall, 1984.

·         Johnson, L.A., and Montgomery, D.C., Operations Research in Production Planning, Scheduling, and Inventory Control, John Wiley, 1974.

·         Silver, E., and Peterson, R., Decision Systems for Inventory Management and Production Planning, John Wiley, 2nd edition, 1985.

·         Sipper, D., and Bulfin, R.L., Production: Planning, Control, and Integration, McGraw Hill, 1997.

·         Vollman, T.E., Berry, W.L. and Whybark, D.C., Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems, Irwin, 3rd edition, 1992.

·         Nemhauser, G.L., and Rinnooy Kan, A.H.G., (editors), Logistics of Production and Inventory, North-Holland, 1993.

Prerequisites by Topic:

Linear programming; basic probability.

Method for Assessing Student Knowledge of Prerequisite Topics:

A prerequisite exam will be given on prerequisite topics in the first two weeks.

Goals:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to conceptualize the planning problems, and have the appropriate analytical skills and tools to solve these problems.

Objectives:

·         To enable students to become aware of fundamental problem areas in production planning and control and the relations with the management activities.

·         To familiarize students mathematical modelling and heuristic approaches to solve production-related problems.

·         To emphasize the importance of applying systems concept in analysing production planning related problems.

·         To give students production planning and control tools for the design of efficient production systems.

·         To emphasize the importance of solving production problems by using industrial engineering models and techniques in a cost effective manner.

·         To introduce the students to major  production planning concerns and decision chains for the design and planning cycle of  manufacturing and service systems.

Topics:

1.        Introduction to production systems: Role of production planning in decision making (1 week)

2.       Approaches for and fundamentals of production planing and control systems in manufacturing and service environments (2 weeks)

3.       Forecasting methods (1 week)

4.       Aggregate planning and master production scheduling (2 weeks)

5.       Capacity planning (1 week)

6.       Material requirements planning: Pull and push production control systems (2 weeks)

7.       Inventory planning (2 weeks)

8.       Scheduling and heuristic approaches (1  week)

9.       Role of production planning in supply chain and logistics (1 week)

10.    Recent advances in production planning and control (1 week)

Computer Usage:

Software applications for optimization, and numerical calculations.

Laboratory Projects:

Homework assignments.

Contribution to Professional Component:

1.        Mathematics and Basic Science                 0 credits

2.       Engineering Science or Design                   3 credits

3.       General Education                                     0 credits