Design and Control of Production and Manufacturing Systems

To achieve cost-effective, sustainable production/mfg/service systems, a thorough understanding of production system operations and flow is essential. This course focuses on the fundamental understanding of the factors affecting operational performance of production systems. We develop this understanding by discussing the basic models and techniques of inventory control, queuing analysis, job scheduling, and supply networks, and their role in the context of analytics and informatics (A&I).

IE57900

Credit Hours:

3

Learning Objective:

After taking this course, students should be able to design and achieve cost-effective, competitive and sustainable production, mfg. and supply systems and factories of the future by applying analytic models of their operations and flow.

Description:

To achieve cost-effective and sustainable production, mfg., and supply systems, in the age of cyber-physical systems, AI and robotics, this course focuses on the engineering fundamentals affecting the performance of such systems operations. We learn models and techniques that enable you to design and control them effectively and competitively.

Fall 2024 Syllabus

Topics Covered:

  • Manufacturing, production and supply inventory models, optimization, learning models, digital twins
  • Manufacturing and production flow design and control
  • Scheduling, systems collaboration, and supply decisions
  • Cyber-physical, AI, and robotics in manufacturing, production and supply systems

Prerequisites:

Basic concepts of production, statistics, and optimization.

Applied / Theory:

70/30

Web Address:

https://mycourses.purdue.edu/
Homework:
Approximately five homework assignments

Projects:

Project by mixed teams of on- and off-campus students, integrating models learned in our course and from articles. Projects are on design and control of manufacturing or production/supply, applying either robots/drones, or digital twins. Can be job-related.

Exams:

Two exams (in-person proctored) and a final project.

Textbooks:

No textbook required. Five optional reference books are listed in the syllabus.

Computer Requirements:

Word processor, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, equation editor is helpful.