Improve the skills and knowledge to design and analyze production systems by using basic techniques for demand forecasting, capacity planning, facility location, plant layout and material handling.
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- Hax, A.C. and Candea, D., Production and Inventory Management, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1984.
- Sipper, D. and Bulfin, Jr., R.L., Production: Planning, Control, and Integration, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1998.
- Francis, R.L., McGinnis, Jr, L.F. and White, J.A., Facility Layout and Location: An Analytical Approach, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1992.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Nature and classification of production systems;
Product design and process planning
Lecture, Problem solving session
2. Week
Introduction to forecasting methods;
Regression Analysis;
Simple Moving Average
Lecture, Problem solving session
3. Week
Weighted Moving Average;
Exponential Smoothing
Lecture, Problem solving session
4. Week
Winters’ Method;
Forecast accuracy and error measures
Lecture, Problem solving session
5. Week
Capacity planning
Lecture, Problem solving session
6. Week
Capacity planning
Lecture, Problem solving session
7. Week
Facility location
Lecture, Problem solving session
8. Week
MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week
Facility location
Lecture, Problem solving session
10. Week
Plant layout
Lecture, Problem solving session
11. Week
Plant layout
Lecture, Problem solving session
12. Week
Material handling and storage systems
Lecture, Problem solving session
13. Week
Seminar
14. Week
Holiday
15. Week
Final Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
35
Quizzes
3
10
Project(s)
1
15
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge gained by Mathematics, Science and their engineering fields and ability to use their knowledge in solving complex engineering problems.
PO-2
Ability of determining, defining, formulating and solving complex engineering problems; for that purpose develop the ability of selecting and implementing suitable models and methods of analysis.
PO-3
Ability of designing a complex system, process, device or product under real world constraints and conditions serving certain needs; for this purpose ability of applying modern design techniques
PO-4
Ability of selecting and using the modern techniques and devices which are necessary for analyzing and solving complex problems in engineering implementations; ability of efficient usage of information technologies.
PO-5
Ability of designing experiments, conducting tests, collecting data and analyzing and interpreting the solutions to investigate of complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
PO-6
Ability of working efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual working ability and habits.
PO-7
Ability of verbal and written communication skills; and at least one foreign language skills, ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, ability to prepare design and production reports, ability to make impressive presentation, ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions
PO-8
Awareness of importance of lifelong learning; ability to access data, to follow up the recent innovation in science and technology for continuous self-improvement.
PO-9
Conformity to ethical principles; knowledge about occupational and ethical responsibility, and standards used in engineering applications.
PO-10
Knowledge about work life implementations such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship and innovativeness; knowledge about sustainable development.
PO-11
Knowledge about effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in global and social dimensions, and on the problems of the modern age in engineering; awareness about legal outcomes of engineering solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Analyze and compare different production systems. Evaluate alternative product designs/processes using analytical techniques.
LO-2
Identify the difference between causal and time series methods in terms of forecasting. Use regression analysis to determine the relationship between two variables. Solve forecasting problems with the help of moving average, exponential smoothing and Winters' methodologies. Compare different forecasting models in terms of error measures, and select the most appropriate time series method for a given demand pattern.
LO-3
Identify design, effective and realized capacity levels, and explain the relationships between them. Determine the performance of capacity using efficiency and utilization measures. Solve equipment requirement problems for single product or multiple products produced on single or serial workstations. Compare the economics of establishing flow shop and job shop machine arrangements.
LO-4
Analyze different facility location problem classifications. Solve single facility, multi-facility and location-allocation problems in discrete space. Determine the coordinates of a single facility interacting with multiple existing facilities in continuous space using median location rule with Rectilinear distances, and center of gravity technique with Euclidean distances.
LO-5
Recall layout classifications. Analyze the steps of Systematic Layout Planning. Construct from/to charts, and determine the sequence of machines to be laid out. Draw the material flow diagram for a given sequence of machines. Use REL chart in RDP to determine the relationship diagram of departments in a constructive manner. Calculate the total cost of material flow for a given initial layout with respect to the cost function of CRAFT method, and solve the problem of improving an initial layout using this method.
LO-6
Identify different material handling and storage systems that can be found in the manufacturing and service industries. Calculate the workload and cycle time of a material handling system, and determine the number of carriers (AGVs) required to handle the given workload of the system.
