Department of Engineering Management & Systems

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING

MANAGEMENT & SYSTEMS

Summer 2007

Course: Production Engineering (ENM 541) (3 credit hours)

Course Description: This is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of production engineering. The focus of the course is on the design of optimum production systems. The use of Operations Research and mathematical models is presented as a tool in the analysis and design of these systems. Case studies and applications are presented and discussed. In a production system, man, machine, and material must be integrated to produce a marketable product. Engineering is required to design, develop, and implement the manufacturing process. This includes activities such as forecasting, resourcing, inventory and production planning and control, facility location and layout, job scheduling and sequencing, and assembly line balancing. This course provides a quantitative approach to these and other production engineering tasks.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, each student:

1. Should have a working knowledge of the principle techniques and methods of production engineering,
2. Understand how to formulate problems, construct and solve mathematical models, and apply operations research in the solution of production problems, and
3. Be able to successfully design optimum production systems.

Prerequisites: MSC 521 (Intro to OR) or equivalent or by permission

Instructor: Charles Ebeling, PhD, PE

Email:

Phone / fax:(973) 229-2695 / (937) 229-2698

Office / office hours:KL – 365D

Course Website:

Department Website:

Class Meeting: Monday -Wednesday, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, KL-304

Classroom:

Campus:KL - 304

Distance Learning Site:

Grading:

Midterm40 %

Turn-in problems20 %

Final exam40 %

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT & SYSTEMS

Production Engineering (ENM 541)

Summer 2007

Textbook(s): Steven Nahmias, Production and Operations Analysis, 5th ed. Irwin, 2005

Software: MS Excel with Solver / LINDO (optional)

Class Schedule: (M-W) (subject to change)

Class / Topic / Text
May 14 / Introduction Production Engineering / Chapter 1
May 16 / Economics of Production / Chapter 1
May 21 / Forecasting / Chapter 2
May 23 / Forecasting / Chapter 2
May 28 / No Class – Memorial Day
May 30 / Production Planning Models-strategic / Chapter 3
June 4 / Production Planning Models-tactical / Chapter 3
June 6 / Inventory Systems – Economic lot size / Chapter 4
June 11 / Inventory Systems – Economic lot size / Chapter 4
June 13 / Inventory Systems - Dynamiclot size / Notes & handouts
June 18 / Midterm / Chapters 1-4
June 20 / Supply Chain Management / Chapter 6
June 25 / Production Control Systems – MRP / Chapter7
June 27 / Production Control Systems – JIT / Chapter7
July 2 / Operations Scheduling – I / Chapter 8
July 4 / No class – Independence Day
July 9 / Operations Scheduling – II / Chapter 8
July 11 / Assembly Line Balancing / Chapter 8
July 16 / Facility Layout and Location / Chapter 10
July 18 / Facility Layout and Location / Chapter 10
July 23 / Quality and Assurance / Chpter 11
July 25 / Quality and Assurance / Chpter 11
July 30 / No class – Study day
Aug 1 / Final Exam / Chapters 6-11

Assignments:

Weekly homework problems will be assigned from the textbook but will not be collected or graded. In addition, several turn-in problems will be assigned and graded. Check the course Web site for specific assignments and due dates.