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    LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
    1 Introduction

    Fabritek Case    		  
    2 National Cranberry Cooperative Case  
    3 Probability  
    4 Probability (cont.)  
    5 Stochastic Processes and Queueing Homework 1 due
    6 Networks of Queues  
    7 Inventory  
    8 Inventory (cont.)  
    9 Statistics Homework 2 due
    10 Regression  
    11 Forecasting  
    12 Optimization  
    13 Optimization (cont.)  
    14 Manufacturing System Overview

    Simulation and Tutorial    		 Homework 3 due
      Midterm Exam  
    15 Introduction to Simulation  
    16 Monte-Carlo Simulation  
    17 Discrete-Event Simulation  
    18 Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments  
    19 Single-Part-Type, Multiple-Stage Systems  
    20 Single-Part-Type, Multiple-Stage Systems (cont.)  
    21 Single-Stage, Multiple-Type Systems  
    22 Material Requirement Planning Homework 4 due
    23 Toyota Production System  
    24 Multi-Stage Control and Scheduling  
    25 Multi-Stage Control and Scheduling (cont.) Homework 5 due before lecture 25
    26 "The Goal"  
      Final Exam