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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. |
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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. |
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Manufacturing System Design: Service Systems |
Prepare case: Manzana Insurance-Fruitvale Branch |
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Supply Chain Design I |
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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 |
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Supply Chain Design II |
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Decentralized Distribution Systems |
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Revenue Management |
Prepare case: Transportation National Group
Case examines pricing issues for trailers. |
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Guest Speaker |
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Pricing Strategies |
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Design of a Supply Chain for a New Product |
Logistic System Design Assignment due |
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Guest Speaker: Mike Romeri, Lead Director, Process Technology Group at PRTM |
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Flexibility and Capacity Planning |
Prepare case: Seagate Technologies: Operational Hedging
Case illustrates capacity hedging strategies. |
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Internet Based B2B Procurement Strategies |
Procurement Game Assignment due |
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Flexibility and Capacity Planning |
Computer exercise
Capacity Planning and Flexibility Assignment due |
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Class Summary and Wrap Up |
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