Concepts related to producing assurancy testing, tolerance charting, and Run Sum procedures used in validating operations are presented. This course presents an integrated financial and operating-system information plan for production. Strategies for evaluating various systems including group technology are considered. Design of physical facilities for processing, including site selection, control techniques, and scheduling are considered. This course is intended to provide the student with the tools needed to perform multivariate optimization and analysis.
Matrix algebra is discussed to provide the mathematical foundation.
This course considers planning techniques for implementing management policies, mission statements, and socio-technical systems as well as specific goals and strategies for designing manufacturing systems. It includes discussions of the overall arrangement of areas and detail designs of the layout. This course examines issues and challenges associated with the measurement and improvement of service productivity. Measurement techniques covered include Multi-Criteria Performance Measurement and Data Envelopment Analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation and effective use of productivity and performance measures and measurement tecniques in a service context.