DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

 

Autumn Quarter 2007-2008                                                                                          Professor Ozalp Ozer

 

MS&E 160/260 -- ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

 

Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 AM Ð 12:15 PM, Thornt 102

 

 

 

Class

Date

Topics and Assignments

1

Tues., Sept. 25

1.

COURSE OVERVIEW

 

 

2.

HISTORY OF PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

 

 

3.

PROCESS OF MODELING

 

 

Read:  Characteristics of a Good Model (syllabus)

 

2

Thurs., Sept. 27

1.

LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP)

 

 

2.

INTEGER PROGRAMMING/BRANCH AND BOUND (IP)

 

 

3.

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING (DP)

 

 

Review:  Hillier & Lieberman, Chapters on LP, IP, DP

 

3

Tues., Oct. 2

PRODUCT MIX AND COST ALLOCATION

 

 

Prepare: Xmicron Case (syllabus)

 

 

Due: Case Writeup

 

4

Thurs., Oct. 4

AGGREGATE PRODUCTION PLANNING

 

 

Read:  Nahmias, Ch. 3

 

 

Due: Homework #1

 

5

Wed., Oct 10

AGGREGATE PRODUCTION PLANNING

 

9:30-10:45 A.M.

Prepare: Chrono Logic Case (syllabus)

 

Gates B03

Assigned: Project 1

 

 

Due: Case Writeup

 

6

Thurs., Oct. 11

PLANT LOCATION PROBLEMS

 

 

Read:  Nahmias, Sections 10.8-10.11

 

 

Due: Homework #2              

 

7

Tues., Oct. 16

CAPACITY EXPANSION

 

 

Read:  Nahmias, Section 1.11

 

8

Thurs., Oct. 18

REVIEW SESSION

 

 

Due: Homework #3

 

9

Tues., Oct. 23

CAPACITY EXPANSION, PROCESS CHOICE

 

 

Video: Process Choice

 

10

Thurs., Oct. 25

PRODUCTION PROCESS DESIGN AND LAYOUT

 

 

Read: Nahmias, Sections 10.1-10.7

 

 

Due:  Homework #4

 

11

Tues., Oct. 30

INTRODUCTION TO INVENTORY SYSTEMS:  EOQ AND QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

 

 

Video: Inventory and Textbooks

 

 

Read:  Ozer, Introduction to Inventory Management

 

 

Assigned: Project 2

 

 

Due:  Project #1

 

12

Thurs., Nov. 1

INVENTORY SYSTEMS: EOQ AND QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

 

 

Prepare:  Johnson Products Cases A and B (syllabus)

 

 

Due: Case Writeup

 

 

Due: Homework #5

 

13

Tues., Nov. 6

MIDTERM EXAM

 

 

(1 double-sided sheet allowed)

 

14

Thurs., Nov. 8

INVENTORY SYSTEMS:  SAFETY STOCK

 

 

Read: Ozer, Inventory Management Under Demand Uncertainty (syllabus)

 

 

Prepare:  Genoa Electronics Case (syllabus)

 

 

Due: Case Writeup

 

15

Tues., Nov. 13

RFID AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

 

 

Guest Speaker: Prof. Warren Hausman

 

 

Due:  Homework #6

 

16

Thurs., Nov. 15

MRP AND DYNAMIC LOT SIZING

 

 

Read:  Nahmias, Sections 7.1-7.5

 

 

Tues., Nov. 20

NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING

 

 

Thurs., Nov. 22

NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING

 

17

Tues., Nov. 27

MRP AND DYNAMIC LOT SIZING

 

 

Read: Orlicky article (syllabus)

 

 

Due:  Homework #7

 

18

Thurs., Nov. 29

JUST-IN-TIME INVENTORY SYSTEMS

 

 

JIT Demonstration

 

 

Read: Nahmias, Sections 7.6-7.8 and

 

 

Zipkin, P. ÒDoes Manufacturing Need a JIT Revolution?Ó HBR.

 

 

Read: HP Personal Office Computer Division Case (syllabus) (optional)

 

19

Tues., Dec 4

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

 

 

Guest speaker: Prof. Warren Hausman

 

 

Read: Nahmias, Sections 1.4, 12.1-12.2

 

 

Read: Sara Lee Knit Products Case (syllabus) (optional)

 

 

Due:  Homework #8

 

20

Thurs, Dec. 6

QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

 

 

Due:  Project #2

 

 

Mon, Dec. 10

FINAL EXAM

 

3:30 Ð 6:30 PM

(2 double-sided sheets allowed)

Location: Skilling 191 (Students whose last name starts with A-D)  &

                  Skilling 193 (Students whose last name starts with E-Z)