Operations Analysis and Control

The course is intended to highlight the evolution of concepts and methods relating to operations management. It puts the operations planning and control system into perspective and provides a framework for its exploration. We are primarily concerned with analyzing and controlling all aspects of manufacturing, including managing materials and parts, constructing production systems, scheduling machines and people, and coordinating suppliers and key customers. Starting with basics, we will progress to strongly quantitative oriented approaches. Students will be presented with a variety of applications through examples and cases analyses. In order to solve these complex problems, advanced methodologies in Operations Research and Management Science, such as integer programming, optimization algorithms, and iterative computations, will be introduced. A reasonable proficiency in mathematics is therefore prerequisite for this courseSupply chain management, operations research.