AN 403G - PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY SYSTEMS

College of Business and Economics

Credit(s): 3

This course is an advanced introduction to the complexities of managing production and inventory systems. An enterpriseâ€™s success in todayâ€™s highly-competitive, often-global business environment, depends on effectively managing its production activities and the related inventories at various production-process stages. Because such decisions are invariably tied to demand forecasts, the course begins with an examination of forecasting. Students are then led through the topics of production planning, master scheduling, material-requirements & manufacturing-resources planning, production activity control, capacity management, and sequencing & scheduling. The course culminates with coverage of contemporary trends toward just-in-time manufacturing systems and lean manufacturing systems. Applications of analogous systems and principles in the service sector are also addressed throughout the course.

Prereq: Completion of all college pre-major requirements and admission to Upper Division or graduate student status in Business and Economics.
Crosslisted with: MKT 403