MGMT - 4420 Production and Inventory Control Systems (3)

Considers the concepts and methods for planning, scheduling, and controlling manufacturing operations. Includes machine loading, applications for short-run production, and continuous production. Studies tooling, equipment, and production of manufactured and processed products. Presents applications of the management science method, including forecasting demand, scheduling production, controlling inventories, linear programming, waiting line, simulation, and statistical techniques for controlling production. Equivalent to MGMT-443. Prerequisite: take MGMT-3400.