Credits 3

Pre-requisites - EM 201

Core/Elective - Core Course

To give students knowledge and understanding on the basic principles of manufacturing planning and control so that they can apply these principles to plan and control real manufacturing environments.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Analyze historical product demand data, develop demand forecasts and calculate the forecasting errors using both mathematical tools and statistical software.

2. Describe the main factors to be considered for facility locations and use mathematical tools to locate them.

3. Construct plant layouts and process plans for a given product using tools such as Systematic Layout Planning, precedence diagrams, and operation charts.

4. Prepare aggregate plans, Master Production Schedules (MPS), and materials requirement plans for given bill of materials and product demand data.

5. Solve basic job shop scheduling problems with dispatching rules and two machine flow shop scheduling using Johnson’s algorithm and standard scheduling software.

6. Develop the basic models applicable to inventory management, including EOQ, models accounting for quantity discounts, lot-for-lot and periodic order lot sizing rules.

1. Introduction to Manufacturing Planning and Control: Hierarchical models of manufacturing planning and control Strategic, tactical, and operational level planning

2. Strategic Planning: Demand forecasting techniques, Manufacturing process planning, Capacity and workforce planning, Facility location, Plant layout design

3. Tactical Planning: Aggregate planning, Master production scheduling, Materials requirements planning (MRP)

4. Tactical and Operational Planning and Control: Scheduling of manufacturing resources, Introduction to inventory management, Inventory classification, Inventory models (EOQ, Lot sizing)

5. Group Project