Topics include product-quantity analysis, flow of materials, relationship charts, activity charts, material handling systems design and factors influencing the layout design. Experiments An applied approach to the problem of how one goes about running a study or experiment in human factors. Topics include issues relating to interactive measures of performance, sources of bias in human experimentation, need for human subjects review committees, need for informed consent from subjects, etc. Students will be expected to design and conduct an experiment utilizing human subjects. Internal organization as well as general economic conditions are considered.
Emphasis is on the role of behavior science.
A basic course in production control emphasizing the systems approach. Production Control II A design course in production control. Each student is asked to design, test and implement a complete production control system for an operating plant. A first course in simulation emphasizing the role of the computer in developing simulation models. Simulation language usage is emphasized.