Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Design

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction and Course Overview	Prepare case: Use of a Queueing Model to design a lean system. Case illustrates use of simple model to line design decisions.
2	Manufacturing System Design Class will introduce and discuss key topics in manufacturing system design by means of an example: design of a PC production facility, including choice of assembly configuration, set up of material handling system, capacity sizing.
3	Manufacturing System Design: Service Systems	Prepare case: Manzana Insurance-Fruitvale Branch
4	Supply Chain Design I
5	Manufacturing System Design: High volume automated lines - choice of buffers and buffer sizing Guest speaker: Dr. Mitchell Burman, Analytics, Inc. Boston MA. In this class we will hear about various projects on the analysis and design of automated production lines with finite buffers.	Queuing Modeling Assignment due
6	Supply Chain Design II
7	Decentralized Distribution Systems
8	Revenue Management	Prepare case: Transportation National Group Case examines pricing issues for trailers.
9	Guest Speaker
10	Pricing Strategies
11	Design of a Supply Chain for a New Product	Logistic System Design Assignment due
12	Guest Speaker: Mike Romeri, Lead Director, Process Technology Group at PRTM
13	Flexibility and Capacity Planning	Prepare case: Seagate Technologies: Operational Hedging Case illustrates capacity hedging strategies.
14	Internet Based B2B Procurement Strategies	Procurement Game Assignment due
15	Flexibility and Capacity Planning	Computer exercise Capacity Planning and Flexibility Assignment due
16	Class Summary and Wrap Up