Calendar 2009

Class Calendar, Fall 2009:

Class #, date, topics covered, assignments made from problem sets from Production Systems Handbook—in notes with solutions. (* if problem data is available on POMlib website)

  1. 8/27 Course overview.
    Assignment for next class: Email info sheet and photo to instructor,
  2. 9/1 Forecasting methods, regression analysis
    Assignment: HB 16.1.1, 16.1.4, 16.1.3; Read HB Chapter 2.
  3. 9/3  (walk, will be made up)
  4. 9/8 MLR, time-series forecasting
    Assignment: 16.2.1*, 16.2.2, 16.2.3*
    [Wed 9/9 3:30-4:50, SIC 308:
    pre-recording of session 5. All campus students welcome, not required, to attend]
  5. 9/10 Smoothie, Decision Analysis (classroom playback of recorded session)
    Assignment: 16.3.1, 16.3.2, 16.4.1
  6. 9/15 Decision trees
    Assignment: 16.4.1, 16.4.2, 16.4.3, 16.4.4
  7. 9/17 Linear programming models, BLP
    Assignment: 16.5.1, 16.5.2, 16.5.3 (part 1)
  8. 9/22 LP interpretation
    Assignment: 16.5.3 (part 2), 16.6.1, 16.6.2, 16.6.3, 16.5.4 (formulate only)
  9. 9/24 Integer programming
    Assignment: 16.8.2, 16.8.4, 16.8.6, 16.8.7
  10. 9/29 Network flow modeling
  11. 10/1 Network models, aggregate scheduling
    Assignment: 16.7.1, 16.7.2, 16.7.3
  12. 10/6 Exam 1 over classes 1-9. Topics covered: production systems, regression, time-series forecasting, decision analysis, linear programming formulation and BLP interpretation, integer programming formulation
  13. 10/8 Aggregate scheduling, scheduling
    Assignment: 16.7.4 models 1-5, 16.10.1,
    16.10.2
    10/13 Fall Break (no class)
  14. 10/15 Sequencing jobs, facility layout
    Assignment: 16.12.1, 16.12.2, 16.12.3
  15. 10/20 Layout, assembly line balancing
    Assignment: 16.11.1, 16.11.2
  16. 10/22 Line balancing, waiting lines
    Assignment: 16.13.1 through 16.13.4
  17. 10/27 Queueing theory
    Assignment: all of section 16.14
  18. 10/29 Simulation intro
    Assignment: all of section 16.15
  19. 11/3 Computer simulation, project management
  20. 11/5 PERT, resource leveling
    Assignment: all of section 16.16. Two additional problems and solutions are posted on the class Blackboard.
  21. 11/10 Exam 2 over classes 10-18. Topics covered: network models, aggregate scheduling, job shop sequencing and scheduling, facility layout, line balancing, queueing theory, simulation
  22. 11/12 Inventory management: independent demand
    Assignment: 16.17.1, 16.17.2
  23. 11/17 ELS, quant discount, MRP, dependent demand
  24. 11/19
  25. 11/24
    11/26 (No class, Thanksgiving)
  26. 12/1
  27. 12/3
  28. 12/8

    12/16 Exam 3, 3:00 p.m.- 4:25 p.m., Wednesday     (Final exam period)
    Topics covered: project management, inventory systems, MRP, just-in-time, total quality, statistical quality control, process capability
    Makeup exam, 4:30-5:55 p.m. Questions drawn from all topics covered in course.
     
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