MSCI 708Planning and Control of Manufacturing Systems

This course emphasizes the development of models that assist in manufacturing system planning and that provide insights into the major issues of system control and operation. Topics include manufacturing terminology and systems description for job shops, flow lines, material handling and storage systems; quality models of test and inspection facilities are also covered. General notions from queuing theory are presented: time averages vs. customer averages, product form solutions and system output characteristics. Priority may be given to Management Sciences students.