INEN 654
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
An introductory course in the design, development and implementation of deterministic and probabilistic mathematical models for the analysis of manufacturing systems.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Instructor: Dr. Cesar O. Malave
Office: Zachry 239D
Phone Number: 845-5449
Email: malave@tamu.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1- To apply modeling manufacturing systems using linear programming techniques.
2- To comprehend the development of heuristic techniques for solving mathematical models of manufacturing systems.
3- To develop an intuitive knowledge of the effects of variability in the performance of manufacturing operations.
COURSE TEXTBOOKS
Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems, Ronald G. Asking and Charles R. Standridge, John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
Factory Physics - Foundations of Manufacturing Management, Hopp, Wallace J. and Spearman, Mark L, McGraw Hill, 1996.
COURSE OUTLINE (List of topics)
1- Introduction to Manufacturing Models – Chapter 1
2- Analysis of Reliable Serial Systems – Chapter 2
3- Analysis of General Serial Systems – Chapter 3
4- Effect of process variability – Chapter 3
5- The use of buffers in flow shop systems – Chapter 3
6- Introduction to simple queueing analysis – Notes - FP
7- Model development using the MPX software – Notes -FP
8- Flow shop scheduling and sequencing – Chapter 4
10- Bottleneck scheduling – Chapter 4
11- Job shop scheduling – Chapter 4
12- Basic factory dynamics – Notes - FP
13- Variability basics – Notes - FP
14- The corrupting influence of variability – Notes - FP
15- Flexible manufacturing systems – Chapter 5
16- Loading heuristics for FMS – Chapter 5
17- Design for Assembly - Notes
18- Final project presentations
COURSE GRADING (90 – 100 = A, 80 – 89 = B, 70 – 79 = C, etc.)
1- Individual exam I 50 pts
2- Team exam I (take home) 50 pts
3- Individual exam II 50 pts
4- Team exam II (take home) 50 pts
5- Final team project 100 pts
6- Homework (assigned but not graded)