Spring 2010—ISEN 615
PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL
Zachry 301, Tuesday and Thursday 3:55 pm-5:10 pm
Dr. Gary M. Gaukler
Zachry 239A
Tel: 979-845-3574
e-mail: gaukler@tamu.edu
http://ise.tamu.edu/people/faculty/gaukler
Textbook:
 Production and Operations Analysis by S. Nahmias, 6th Edition
Supplementary text:
 The Practice of Supply Chain Management by Harrison, Lee, and Neale, Springer 2005
Course Description:
 Model development for production planning and inventory control
 Production and inventory models for lot-sizing, dispatching, scheduling, releasing, material
requirements planning
 Inventory and distribution problems in the context of supply chain management
 Supply chain management
Course Objective:
Developing a better understanding of production, operations, inventory, and supply-chain management
problems, and providing foundations for deterministic and stochastic models/methods needed to solve
these problems.
Prerequisites:
ISEN 315 or 420 or ISEN 622, STAT 212 or 601 or 414, and ISEN 421 or 601.
Topics:
 Production and Operations Strategy
 Forecasting
 Production Planning
 Inventory Control: Known Demand
 Inventory Control: Uncertain Demand
 Material Requirements Planning and Just-in-Time
 Supply Chain Management
Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday 13:00 – 14:00 pm, or by appointment.
TA Office Hours:
Guven Kaya [guvenkaya@neo.tamu.edu], Zachry 303P, Monday and Wednesday 09:00 – 10:00.
Due-dates:
Homework assignments must be handed in at the start of class on the day they are due. Late assignments
will not be accepted. If a test is missed, you must have a written authorized excuse.
Grading:
 Exam 1 (25%), Exam 2 (25%), Exam 3 (25%), Homework (15%), Class participation (10%).
 Class participation is not the same as attendance!
 If a test is missed you must have a written authorized excuse.
 Exam 1: Feb 25 (Thursday), Exam 2: Apr 8 (Thursday), Exam 3 (final): May 11 (Tuesday).
 A for 100—90%, B for 89.9—80%, C for 79.9—70%, D for 69.9—60%, and F for less than
60%.
Academic Dishonesty:
Academic misconduct is not tolerated at Texas A&M, and violations will be dispatched in accordance
with University policy.
"An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do."
Refer to the Honor Council Rules and Procedures on the web: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor