This is a course about the development and implementation of the manufacturing functional strategy. Emphasis is on the integration of manufacturing strategy with the business and the corporate strategies a manufacturing-based firm.

Topics:

• Types of manufacturing technologies and their characteristics
• Quality management
• Capacity planning and facilities choice
• The organization and control of operations
• Determination of manufacturing's role in corporate strategy
  

Prerequisites: Graduate student; 260 or 261

The course is 3 units

MS&E 268 is offered by Management Science & Engineering (MS&E) Department at Stanford University