Course Title: Manufacturing Systems I: Analytical Methods and Flow Models

Semester: Fall 2002

Level: Graduate

Lecture Frequency: Two 90 minute sessions weekly

1. Denardo, Eric V. The Science of Decision Making: A Problem-Based Approach Using Excel. Wiley, 2002.
2. Gershwin, Stanley B.  Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Prentice-Hall, 1994.
3. Hopp, W. J., and M. L. Spearman. Factory Physics. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
4. Viswanadham, N., and Y. Narahari. Performance Modeling of Automated Manufacturing System. Prentice-Hall of India, 1998.

• Types of Processes
• Random Variables
• Continuous Random Variables
• Stochastic Processes
• Queueing Networks
• Simulation Lecture Notes and The Gentle Lentil Case
• Forecasting
• Regression Analysis
• Regression
• Inventory Theory
• Base Stock Policy
• Linear Optimization
• Short Term Manufacturing Problems At Digital Equipment Corporation
• Factory Planning and Scheduling