| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction Fabritek Case | |
| 2 | National Cranberry Cooperative Case | |
| 3 | Probability | |
| 4 | Probability (cont.) | |
| 5 | Stochastic Processes and Queueing | Homework 1 due |
| 6 | Networks of Queues | |
| 7 | Inventory | |
| 8 | Inventory (cont.) | |
| 9 | Statistics | Homework 2 due |
| 10 | Regression | |
| 11 | Forecasting | |
| 12 | Optimization | |
| 13 | Optimization (cont.) | |
| 14 | Manufacturing System Overview Simulation and Tutorial | Homework 3 due |
| Midterm Exam | ||
| 15 | Introduction to Simulation | |
| 16 | Monte-Carlo Simulation | |
| 17 | Discrete-Event Simulation | |
| 18 | Design and Analysis of Simulation Experiments | |
| 19 | Single-Part-Type, Multiple-Stage Systems | |
| 20 | Single-Part-Type, Multiple-Stage Systems (cont.) | |
| 21 | Single-Stage, Multiple-Type Systems | |
| 22 | Material Requirement Planning | Homework 4 due |
| 23 | Toyota Production System | |
| 24 | Multi-Stage Control and Scheduling | |
| 25 | Multi-Stage Control and Scheduling (cont.) | Homework 5 due before lecture 25 |
| 26 | "The Goal" | |
| Final Exam |