Lean Production Systems.

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Principles, models and techniques for production planning and analysis of production systems. Demand forecasting. Capacity planning. Aggregate planning. Master production scheduling. Demand management. Deterministic and stochastic inventory lot-sizing. Material requirements planning. Scheduling. Assembly line balancing. Lean and just-in-time principles. Material handling. Analytical principles of production systems design, analysis, and control with emphasis on stochastic analysis. Role of variability and impact on cycle time. Push versus pull production strategies including Kanban and constant WIP control. Little’s Law. (Spring) Prerequisite: EG3395.