Manufacturing Systems - INDE 7385

Description: This course introduces methodologies and tools for modeling, design, and operations planning of manufacturing systems. The course provides an advanced discussion of modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems using mathematical methods. It introduces useful models, modeling techniques for solving problems in planning and management of manufacturing system design and operation. Topics include manufacturing system modeling methodologies, process planning, group technology, manufacturing system layout, scheduling, and assembly line design.

Textbook: Computational Intelligence in Design and Manufacturing, by Andrew Kusiak John Willy, 2000.

Goal: To introduce concepts of intelligent manufacturing with the emphasis on the application and analysis of models and algorithms applicable to the manufacturing portion of the system-life-cycle for design of components.

Course Contents:

1. Introduction to Modern Manufacturing Systems
2. Methods and Techniques in Modeling Manufacturing Systems
3. IDEF Methodology
4. Review of Mathematical Modeling(Linear and Integer Programming)
5. Process Planning
6. Setup reduction scheduling
7. Manufacturing Equipments Selection
8. Group Technology and Machine Cell Design
9. Facility and Machine Layout Design
10. Work-in-process space allocation
11. Selected Topics

Required Software

LINDO Software

Grading

Homework

Two Exams

Final Project