Manufacturing Operations

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Analytical principles of manufacturing systems design, analysis and control; emphasis placed on stochastic analysis; role of variability and impact on cycle time; push versus pull production strategies including Kanban and constant WIP control; probability, queuing theory, Little’s Law, heavy traffic approximations, and queuing networks. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ISEN 340 and MATH 304 ; junior or senior classification.