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IME 4160 - Operations Control in Industry
Catalog Description:
The function of production and inventory operations. Control of manufacturing production systems and modeling.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IME 2050, IME 2100, IME 3110, and IME 3300.
Credits: 4 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 3)
Prerequisites by Topic:
Course Objectives, Performance Criteria, and Outcomes:
Course Objectives |
ABET-TAC Outcomes2 |
Performance Criteria Measured1 |
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| Demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret data. | b | B3: Forecasting lab assignment. |
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| Apply industrial engineering tools to successfully model and solve complex problems. | k | K3: Successfully formulate and solve the linear programming portion of the aggregate planning lab assignment. |
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| Work together in a team to model an operations control system and effectively communicate the results in a written report. | |||
| Develop the skills necessary to be able to select and use engineering tools to solve problems. |
Performance Criteria1: IME performance criteria may be found at http://www.wmich.edu/ime/performance-criteria.html
ABET-TAC Outcomes2: Outcomes may be found at http://www.abet.org/
*results tracked in ABET course notebooks
Textbooks:
Production and Operations Analysis. Steven Nahmias, 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin. 2009.
Reference:
Integrated Production and Inventory Control. Bedworth and Bailey.Wiley and Sons.
Course Coordinator:
Bob White
Western Michigan University
E-216 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3379
Email: bob.white@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Summer 2011