Models and Analysis of
Production Systems
8/24/04
Paul A. Jensen
Operations Research Models and Methods
Copyright 2004 - All rights reserved
Production System Design
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Manufacturing - (Latin - produce by hand)
Production - Broader word - Something that
is produced by physical or intellectual labor
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Products - Goods - Services - Poems
Two words are practically synonyms; making
something someone wants
We are dealing with organizations that
produce a good or service
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Production System Design
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System: Collection of components that
accomplish production
Design: Provide the detailed
specification for the components
The IE designs and operates the
system of production
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The functional nature of
business
Business Design
Product Design
Schedule Design
Distribution
Design
Service System
Design
Process Design
Machine
Design
Production
System
Design
Control System
Design
Facility Design
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Hierarchical issues make
integrated design difficult
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A particular design problem falls within a
hierarchy of designs
The design activity must recognize
impacts on other levels
The design affects operations
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The hierarchy of design
Product Mix
Plant Layout
Assembly Line
Path of a tool
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Interactions within the levels
of the hierarchy
Preceeding
Design and
Operation
Constraints
and
Measures
Performance
Design
Activity
Constraints
and
Measures
Performance
Following
Design and
Operation
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The hierarchy between design
and operation
Design
Measure
Operate
Results
Control
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Providing integration through
models
Situation
Formulate the Problem
Implement a Solution
Problem
Statement
Data
Construct
a Model
Implement
a Solution
Model
Solution
Find
a Solution
Establish
a Procedure
Test the Model
and the Solution
Tools
Solution
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What this course will do:
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Provide an understanding of problems and
issues in production system design
Build models to describe the components of
production processes
Build models to describe the system of
production
Use operations research tools to analyze
models and make decisions
Identify, quantify and alleviate waste in the
manufacturing process
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