IEE 561 Production Systems

Instructor: Ronald G. Askin, Ph.D.

Professor of Industrial Engineering
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision
Systems Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-8809
E-mail: ron.askin@asu.edu
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Phone: 480-965-2567
Office: Brickyard 446

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 Instructor Background
• B.S.I.E. Lehigh Univ.
• M.S.O.R., PhD. Georgia Tech
• 6 years, Univ. of Iowa
• 20 years, Univ. of Arizona
• 12 years, ASU
• IISE Fellow
• Past Editor-in-Chief IIE Transactions
• Shingo Prize for Excellence in
Manufacturing Research
• IISE Albert G. Holzman Distinguished
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Educator Award
• INFORMS V.P. Meetings/Board Member

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 Broader Course Objective
Ability to develop and apply optimal and heuristic, descriptive and prescriptive,
stochastic and deterministic methods as appropriate to solve problems.

Course Goals
• Develop competence in constructing and applying quantitative
models to manufacturing system design and operation;

• Understand processes behind the flow of materials and information

through a mfg facility including key decisions, objectives and
constraints of each phase and function;

• Knowledge of the key operational planning functions in

manufacturing including scheduling, material handling and facilities
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planning;

• Knowledge of tools and modeling approaches for optimal allocation

of resources to manufacturing operations;
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 References

Textbook: Askin & Standridge, Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing

Systems, John Wiley & Sons

Supplementary Texts:
• Spearman, M. and W. Hopp, Factory Physics, McGraw Hill, 2000.
• Gershwin, S., Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Prentice-Hall, 1994.
• Yao, D. (ed.), Stochastic Modeling & Analysis of Mfg. Systems, Springer, 1994.
• Buzacott, & Shanthikumar, Stochastic Models of Mfg. Systems, Prentice-Hall, 1993.
• Askin & Goldberg, Design and Analysis of Lean Production Systems, John Wiley,
2002.
• Industrial
Gross, D. and C. Harris, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, John Wiley, 2009.
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• Kleinrock, L., Queueing Systems: Vol. 1: Theory, John Wiley, 1975.
• Gautam, N., Analysis of Queues: Methods and Applications, CRC Press, 2012.

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 Prerequisites by Topic

1. Probabilistic Modeling (IEE 380/470)

2. Deterministic Optimization (IEE 376)
3. Basic familiarity with manufacturing processes and
systems is desirable.

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 Specific Instructional Goals
1. Understanding of the basic physical and social laws that affect mfg. system
performance.
2. Ability to design an assembly system for one or more products.
3. Ability to evaluate and exploit value of manufacturing flexibility.
4. Understanding of the impact of WIP level and buffer capacity on system
performance.
5. Understanding of the basics of push and pull production control.
6. Ability to design and evaluate mfg. layouts and material handling systems.
7. Ability to apply stochastic models to analyze a proposed open or closed mfg.
system.
8. Understanding of the impact of variability on production rate and cycle time.
9. Ability to develop an appropriate model and solution algorithm for mfg.
system
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10. Understanding of the key principles of warehouse management.

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 Grading

• Case Study 20%

• Midterm Exams 40%
• Final Exam 40%

• Grade based on a weighted average

• Exams may be curved
• Final Exam will be open book, open notes
• Midterm Exams will allow one sheet of notes
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• Acceptable Homework assignments required

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 Case Study
• Will be assigned
• May be done in groups of at most 5
• Written report – neatness, completeness, accuracy,
grammar all count (be succinct but clear)
• One Page Exec Summary
• Body of Report
– Problem definition
– Assumptions
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– Conclusion
• Appendices with supporting documents and calculations

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 Class Rules
• Homework problems will be assigned. Homeworks will not be graded but
may be collected to ensure completion and gauge level of understanding.
Students may discuss homework problems and solution methods but should
work problems independently to ensure understanding.
• Makeup exams will not be given. Students unable to take an exam must
have an authorized excuse and receive prior permission from the instructor.
The final exam grade will replace the missed exam score.
• Students are responsible for all material presented in class, and assigned in
the textbook or reading assignments.
• Students are expected to attend/watch the lectures. Students should inform
the instructor if for some reason they will be late, leave early or not be able
to attend.
• The instructor reserves the right to modify the syllabus during the semester.
Changes
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• Students are responsible for knowing and following ASU Code of Academic
Integrity https://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity/policy . Violations will be
reported to Dean’s office and penalties will be assessed.

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