IE 459: Production Planning and Control

Fall 2009

Meetings: Monday: 600pm~9:00pm, at FMH 405

 

Instructor: Jian Yang

·        Office: MEC305;  Hours: Flexible

·        Telephone: 973-596-3658, Fax: 973-596-3652;

·        Email: yang@njit.edu

 

Web Page: http://www-ec.njit.edu/~yang/teaching/ie459/ie459.html

 

Course Summary: Production Planning, Inventory Control, Supply Chain Management, Shop Floor Control, etc.

 

Text: Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems by Ronald G. Askin and Jeffrey B. Goldberg, John Wiley & Sons, 2002

           

Reference: Production and Operations Analysis 4th Edition by Steven Nahmias, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2001

 

Description:

            A study of the components and functioning of integrated production, planning, and control systems.  aggregate planning, scheduling, and recent models of production and inventory control for optimizing continuous and intermittent manufacturing operations.  MRP basics.  Introduction to using a computer to apply scheduling models.  

 

Prerequisites: IE 221, IE 439, junior or senior standing

 

Objectives:

1.      Analytical tools involved in production planning

2.   Fundamental planning and scheduling methods

3.   Modern view of supply chain management

Topics:

Introduction to production planning and control (PP&C) 

Functional modules in the control of a manufacturing organization.

Typical decisions, objectives, and constraints for PP&C.

Forecasting methods

Aggregate planning and master scheduling; Linear programming based methods capacity requirements planning

Inventory analysis and control; Analysis of variety of EOQ models;

Certain and uncertain models

Machine scheduling, job sequencing, and line balancing

Job shop and flow shop models

Materials requirements planning- MRP

Lot size methods

Just –in-time Production Control

             

Program Objectives Addressed:       1, 3, 4

Course Objectives Matrix – IE 459 Production Planning and Control

 

Strategies and Actions

Student Learning

Outcomes

Outcomes

(a-k)

Prog.

Object.

Assessment

Methods/Metrics

Course Objective 1: Analytical tools involved in production planning

Introduce the use of linear programming, probability,  stochastic process, and queueing systems

Ability to develop and solve the relevant mathematical models

a, e

1, 4

Homework, tests, and in-class responses

Course Objective 2: Fundamental planning and scheduling methods  

 Introduce materials requirement planning, kanban systems, just in time manufacturing, job shop scheduling, etc.

To be able to carry out planning and scheduling activities

a, k

1, 4

Homework, tests, and in-class responses

Course Objective 3: Modern view of supply chain management

 

Introduce modern practice in supply chain management and logistics, concepts such as vendor managed inventory, sourcing with random yields, RFID, etc.

 To have a grasp on various issues and practices of modern supply chains

j

3, 4

Homework and in-class responses

 

Determination of Grades:

·        Two homework assignments at 20 points each

·        One mid-term exam at 30 points

·        One final exam at 30 points

      The proposed letter grade assignment is as follows:

             F         0--29.999

             D       30--44.999

             C        45--59.999

             C+        60--64.999

             B        65--79.999

             B+        80--84.999

             A       85--100

 

Late assignments will be penalized 20 points (on the 100 point scale) if turned in up to ONE week late.  Assignments in excess of ONE week late will not be accepted.  Discussion on homework assignments is welcomed.  But, each individual must write up his or her homework independently.   

 

Grades can be found here.


 

Tentative Course Progress:

Date

Coverage

August 31, 2009

Aggregate Planning

September 7, 2009

Labor day—no class

September 14, 2009

Single-stage Inventory Control I

September 21, 2009

Single-stage Inventory Control II

September 28, 2009

Single-stage Inventory Control III

October 5, 2009

Kanban Systems

October 12, 2009

Multi-stage Models

October 19, 2009

Review Class; HW1 Due

October 26, 2009

MID-TERM EXAM

November 2, 2009

Multi-item Inventory Management

November 9, 2009

Materials Requirements Planning

November 16, 2009

Evaluation of (r,q) Policies under Poisson Demand

November 23, 2009

Time Varying, Stochastic Demand: Policy Optimization

November 30, 2009

Shop Scheduling

December 7, 2009

Review Class; HW2 Due

December 14, 2009

FINAL EXAM