This course deals with the quantitative aspects of design and analysis of production operations management. Emphasis is on identification, analysis, and solution of production problems using applied quantitative techniques. Practical exercises reinforce the problem-solving techniques necessary for today's successful military and civilian engineering managers and systems engineers. Specific methods and techniques taught and applied are operations strategy, product design and selection, total quality management, capacity planning, facility location, facility layout, work system design, lean systems and scheduling. This course is required for those pursuing the Engineering Management major and an elective for the Systems Engineering, Systems and Decision Sciences, Management and other engineering majors.
