Julie Swann
 
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6201 Fall 2002: Manufacturing Systems

Instructor

  • Dr. Julie Swann
    phone: (404) 385-3054; fax: (404) 894-2301
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    Office hours: T/Th 2:00 - 3 pm; Groseclose 317
  • TA: Ms. Tuba Aktaran Kalayci
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    Office hours: Monday 11:30 - 12:30 ISyE Rm 404; Wed 11:30 - 12:50 Rm 303

Sections (w/ last update):

Miscellaneous

  • NEW (9/3): Solutions, grades, and confidential material will appear on ITWeb (not Web CT as I originally said!).
    It will also be used to upload assignments or send out mass emails to the class.
    Here are instructions for accessing it. Other class material is provided below.

  • Pre-course Questions (to be turned in): .pdf version and .doc version
    Here are some of the results from the Pre-Course Questions (9/3)

  • The Littlefield Game is an online simulation of a factory. We will play against 3 classes of undergraduates.
    • Make sure to purchase your Littlefield game license in the bookstore (one per person)!
    • The team assignments are here. Please contact all team members to make sure they are still in the class (10/10).
    • Registration instructions are available.
    • The first game runs 5:00 pm Thurs Oct 31 - 5:00 pm Thurs Nov 7 (report due Nov 12).

    • The second game runs Tues Nov 19 - Tues Nov 26. (11/8)

  • Content Survey given in class 12/7 (.doc for video students).

Lectures

Assignments

  • ALL ASSIGNMENT DATES ARE FOR IN-CLASS STUDENTS.
    VIDEO STUDENTS HAVE UP TO 2 WEEKS AFTER EACH DEADLINE.
  • Read for Class
    • (8/19) Read Chapters 0 and 1 to prepare for quiz game in class on Thurs Aug 22
    • Read sections 2.1-2.2 and 17.1 - 17.3 for Aug 27;
      Read 2.4 for Aug 29.
    • Read Chapter 3 and sections 15.5-15.6 for MRP topics. (Oct 3+)
    • Read Chapter 4 for JIT lecture (Oct 17), and Chapter 5 as well.
    • Read Chapter 7 for Flow lecture (Oct 22), and Chapter 6 as well.
    • Read Chapter 8 for Variability (Oct 24)
    • Read Section 10.4 on CONWIP (10/29)
    • Read Chapter 9 for Variability, Batching & Diagnostics (10/31)
    • Read Chapter 18 for Capacity Management (11/7)
    • Read Chapter 10 for Push/Pull (11/13)
    • Read Chapter 13 (sections 1-3)
    • Read Chapter 15
  • Article Assignments
    • (8/19) Find a reading related to course topics and summarize by Thurs Sept 5.
      See syllabus for more info. This may be turned in electronically on ITWeb.
    • (9/5) 2nd reading is due Thurs Sept 19.
    • Here are some notes after grading the first summary.
    • (10/17) 3rd reading is due Thurs Oct 31.
  • HW Problems
    • HW (8/29): Chapter 2: Study ?'s: 1 - 5; Problems 4 - 7
      Chapter 17: Study ?'s: 1 - 4; Problems 1
      1 additional problem is now found in the document below.
    • HW (9/3): Ch 2 Study ?'s: 9 - 14; Problems 10 - 15
      Additional inventory practice problems.
    • HW (9/17): Additional inventory practice problems.
    • HW (10/8): MRP problems: Chapter 3 pp 146-150
      Study ?'s: 1 - 25; Problems 2-6, 9, 11, 12.
    • HW (10/17): Additional MRP practice problems
    • HW (10/22): Chapter 7, pp 243-247
      Study Questions: 1-5
      Problems 1-3, 4, 5, 6
      Intuition Building Exercises 1-2 pg 246
    • HW (10/24): Chapter 8, pp 283-286
      Study Questions: 1-7
      Problems 1-6, 8
    • HW (11/5): Chapter 9
      Study Questions: 1-6
      IBE: 1,2
      Problems 1-9, 12, 14, 15
    • HW (11/7): Chapter 10 (only from section 10.4!!)
      Study Q 5, Problems 4, 5
    • HW (11/12): Chapter 18, pp 333-338
      Study Q: 1-5, 7
    • HW Chapter 13 (11/26)
      Study Q 5-6, Problems 1 and 4
    • HW Chapter 15 (12/2)
      Problems 1 - 5

Solutions

  • HW Solutions are now available in ITWeb for Chapter 2. (9/15)
    Go to the Assignment Calendar, and the solution file is attached to an assignment.
  • Solutions are available for Inventory Practice Problems Set 1. (9/21)
  • Solutions for Inventory Practice Problems Set 2 are available (9/23)
  • Solutions for Factory Physics book Chapter 3 on ITWeb (10/13)
  • Solutions are available for Chapters 7 and 8. (10/24)
  • Solutions are available for Chapters 9, 10, and 18 (11/7)
  • Solutions are available for Chapters 13 and 15. (12/2)

Exams

  • First exam will be on Thursday 9/26 in class.
  • A Practice Quiz from 2000 is available here. (9/17)
  • Second exam is listed on the syllabus for 10/31, but it will likely be later, possibly the 2nd - 2nd week in November. (9/21).
  • (10/17) Exams are graded, scores are in ITWeb, and solutions are outside my door.
  • Second exam will be held Tuesday, Nov 19 for in-class students.
    • Exam covers MRP & ERP, lot-sizing, JIT, process & flow variability, Little's Law, etc., but not Chapter 10 (except 10.4).
      Quiz Notes for Exam, Formula Sheet that I will provide for exam
  • Final Exam is Tues Dec 10 at 8am
    • Exam is comprehensive but is more heavily weighted towards later material.
    • You will be allowed 1 page (front and back) to write formulas, and I will provide the same formula sheet as for the first exam as well as a Normal table.
    • Quiz Notes for the Exam (in addition to Quiz Notes I provided for other exams)

Resources

  • Factory Physics webpage contains supplemental material for the course. Among other things, you can download corrected errors in the book and solution guide.

  • A Tutorial for AMPL (created by one of the students in the class). This is designed to help you be proficient with AMPL software, not learn how to write optimization models. The authors request feedback if you have any.

Announcements

  • ISyE Holiday Party!! Thursday 12/5, 2-4pm, Downstairs Lounge

  • ISyE Welcome Back Party: Thursday 9/5 11am - 1pm in ISyE Courtyard

  • Guest Lecture: Thurs 11/21: Ron Veith on industry and implementation issues with ERP, SAP, etc. Mr. Veith is a former partner with Anderson Consulting and has extensive experience working with industry, including many global projects.

  • Guest Lecture: Thurs 11/7: Ab Stevels on Planning Take-Back and Recycling Systems. Dr. Stevels is the Anderson/Interface Visiting Chair in Natural Systems, from the Philips Consumer Electronics Environmental Competence Center in The Netherlands.

 

 

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