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Apr 15, 2026
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MG 747 - Advanced Manufacturing Management3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course addresses advanced manufacturing operations management issues and design. The course provides the student with the knowledge of fundamental changes that are required to improve competitiveness. This course is classroom-based and includes lecture, discussion topics, and both individual and team based problem solving. An individual class project that requires the student to apply the course teachings to an actual company situation is an important part of the learning transfer. (prereq: MG 633 , MG 645 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Learn to apply advanced operations concepts to real world situations
• Learn what companies must do to become competitive in today’s business environment
• Assess intellectual theory relate to the practical ends of the business
• Learn to apply various techniques and solutions to improve business operations.
Prerequisites by Topic
None appended
Course Topics
• The lesions of history (2 classes)
• A science of manufacturing (1 class)
• Basic factory dynamics (1 class)
• The corrupting influence of variability (2 classes)
• Push pull production systems (1 class)
• Total quality management (1 class)
• Shop floor control (1 class)
• Production scheduling (1 class)
• Aggregate and workforce planning (1 class)
• Supply chain management (1 class)
• Capacity management1 (1 class)
• Synthesis - pulling it all together (1 class)
Laboratory Topics
None appended
Coordinator
Michael Ostrenga
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