Principles of Production
An introduction to the methods used in analyzing the production flow from raw materials to the finished products. Topics covered include a study of operations types, operations layout, decision analysis, work measurements, production and inventory control, scheduling and waiting line analysis. An overview of the role or production management will be presented
Syllabus from the most recent offering of this course
COURSE OBJECTIVES
ITE 375 – Principles of Production
Through participation in the course, the student will be able to:
1. Obtain a basic understanding of manufacturing processes and the steps involved in producing a product.
2. Identify some of the optional processes available for different types of manufacturing products.
3. Recognize the similarities and differences between a manufacturing process and a service process.
4. Understanding the variables associated with facility planning including the different requirements of a manufacturing vs a service industry.
5. Describe what constitutes a good facility layout.
6. List and describe how work standards are used in manufacturing and in services.
7. Contrast he different work measurement approaches.
8. Describe what is meant by aggregate planning and how it relates to business planning.
9.. Discuss how inventory systems affect the operation of business systems.
10. Recognize the basic assumption associated with economic order quantity models of independent inventory.
11. Use the basic scheduling algorithms to process jobs through a facility.
12. Be able to work with waiting lines as they apply to production and service industries.