BUSINESS Q791 / Advanced Operations Management II

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BUSINESS Q790

Three broad areas are covered: design of production lines, multi-stage production and distribution problems (including facilities location), and (stochastic) models dealing with the effect of variability in the production environment. The emphasis of the course might vary depending on the instructor. Examples of major subtopics are: assembly line balancing, design and performance evaluation of traditional versus flexible production lines and applications of queuing theory to production-inventory problems.