MECH 5643 - Manufacturing Operations & Production Management

This course presents an overview and in some case in-depth analysis of contemporary problems and issues related to manufacturing operations and production management, i.e., process and production planning, control, scheduling, and quality control in manufacturing organizations. The intent is to further provide operational and analytical concepts/tools for the management of manufacturing operations and the decision-making process within the scope of the production chain. Topics covered include process strategies, production and operations planning, manufacturing facilities layout, aggregate production planning, assignment strategies, job sequencing/ scheduling, dispatching rules, and transportation network optimization, manufacturing forecasting and capacity planning, inventory deployment/control, materials management, reliability, six sigma, and total quality management.