IE 413

Course Code & Number

IE 413

Course Title

Operations Scheduling

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Senior

Semester:

Fall

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Introduction to scheduling. Selected problems from a variety of manufacturing and service applications. Common modeling and solution methods and approaches. Project scheduling. Job shop scheduling. Flowshop scheduling. Lot sizing and scheduling. Reservation systems, timetabling, workforce and crew scheduling

Course Objectives

The goals of this course are to expose students to various classes of scheduling problems that appear in the manufacturing and service sectors. In particular, project scheduling, job shop scheduling, flowshop scheduling, lot scheduling reservation scheduling, timetabling and workforce scheduling problems are discussed. The course aims to teach the common mathematical and heuristic modeling and solution approaches to these problems.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1.Identify different classes of scheduling problems,

2.Use appropriate modeling approaches to represent these problems,

3.Use the appropriate mathematical and heuristic methods and techniques to solve scheduling problems applicable primarily to manufacturing settings,

4.Employ the appropriate mathematical and heuristic methods and techniques to solve scheduling problems applicable primarily to service settings.

Recommended Reading

1. Pinedo, M, Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms and Systems (2nd ed.), Prentice Hall, 2002 2. Parker R.G., Deterministic Scheduling Theory, Chapman & Hall, 1995

Course Coordinator:

Mehmet R. Taner