Faculty of Management

277-631B, Analysis of Manufacturing Systems

Room BRONF 179

Winter 1999

Instructor: Professor Selim Akturk                                  Secretary: Laila Lampsa

Office: Bronfman 665                                                    Office: 356

Phone: 398-3237                                                        Phone: 398-4000, extension 3161

Office Hours: M/W 5:00 – 6:00 or by appointment                       Office Hours: 9:00 – 5:00

E-mail: akturk@management.mcgill.ca

Web Site: http://www.factoryphysics.nwu.edu

http://www.management.mcgill.ca/course/msom/mba/analysis/277631/htm

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This advanced course goes beyond the core in operations management and on the basic concepts and techniques of operations management. The foundation of the course is a system of manufacturing "laws" that relate the various measures of plant performance, such as throughtput, cycle time, work-in-process, variability, and quality, in a consistent manner and provide a framework for evaluating classical operations management techniques as well as evolving new strategies. Both concepts and methods are examined via exercises and case studies.

TEXTS:

Required:

  1. Hopp, W.J. and Spearman, M.L., Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management (Irwin, 1996).

  2. Reading Package including the cases and the readings for this course (To be purchased at Chapter 11, the Basement of Bronfman Building.

    3. Recommended:

  3. Goldratt, E.M. and Cox, J., The Goal (North River Press, 1986).

  4. Umble, M.M. and Srikanth, M.L., Synchronous Manufacturing, (South-Western Publishing Co., 1990).

  5. McClain, J.O., Thomas, L.J. and Mazzola, J.B., Operations Management, (Prentice Hall).

 

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:

4 Case studies 60% (15% each)

Homeworks 15%

Final Exam 25%

 

 

CASE REPORT DESCRIPTION:

Each group is responsible for submitting their reports for 4 cases and each report should not exceed 15 pages (double spaced and 12 point). Each group will consist of maximum 3 students. Group members will work together and submit one report in each case. Since a total of 6 cases are used in this course, due dates of each case are given below. Each case will count as 15% of your final grade. Submission after due date will affect the grading (i.e. –10 points/tardy day).

 

COURSE OVERVIEW AND ASSIGNMENTS

Session

Topics and Themes

Reading/Assignment

Case Due

1

Framework for Classification of Manufacturing Systems

Hopp and Spearman (HS)

Chapter 1

  

2

Inventory Control

HS Chapter 2

"Alexander & Thurston Inc.", Due: Feb. 8, 1999

3

Material Requirements Planning

HS Chapter 3

"Blanchard Importing and Distributing Co., Inc."

Due: February 15, 1999

4

Just-in-Time

HS Chapters 4 and 5


5

Basic Factory Dynamics

HS Chapter 7

  

6

Variability Basics

HS Chapter 8

  

7

Corrupting Influence of Variability, Batching Laws.

Factory Physics Diagnosis

HS Chapter 9

"Pro-Coat at HAL, Inc."

Due: March 22, 1999

8

Push and Pull Production Systems

HS Chapter 10

"HAL, Inc."

Due: March 29, 1999

9

Hierarchical Production Planning

HS Chapter 13

  

10

Shop Floor Control

HS Chapter 14

"National Cranberry Cooperative"

Due: April 12, 1999

11

Production Scheduling

HS Chapter 15

"Rap, Inc."

Due: April 19, 1999

12

Production Planning and Inventory Management

HS Chapter 16 and

Chapter 17.1 – 17.5

  

13

Capacity Management

HS Chapter 18