ENGR 3170U – Engineering Production Management

This course introduces students to the contemporary models and methods in all aspects of engineering production planning and control. The impacts on the external environment, safety and regulatory constraints will be considered in the design and analysis of these systems. Topics include production planning; workforce and resource allocation; personnel scheduling and distribution network design using linear, integer and dynamic programming models; facility design; forecasting; inventory management; materials requirements planning; quality control; lean manufacturing principles and job scheduling.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3