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ISE310 Syllabus |
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Instructor: |
Geza Bottlik , E-mail: bottlik310@gezabottlik.com |
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Office Hours: |
Mon/Wed, 12:00 P.M. – 1:45 P.M, Tue/Thu 11: 15 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Room GER 202 |
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TA: |
John Franklin jpfrankl@usc.edu |
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TA Office Hours: |
Wed 12 – 2 P.M. or by appointment OHE 340 |
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Class time/place: |
Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00 A.M. – 11:20 A.M., Room KAP140 |
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Lab hours Tue/Thu 9:00 – 9:50 GER 309 |
Web Page: www.gezabottlik.com. See for Lecture notes, assignments, grades and notices.
Pre-Requisites:
ISE 330, 460 (460 may be concurrent). You must have these pre-requisites to enroll in this class. You will be expected to apply methods from these courses on your projects.
Test Schedule:
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Midterm 1: |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
10:00 A.M. – 11:20 A.M |
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Midterm 2: |
Monday, April 9, 2012 |
10:00 A.M. – 11:20 A.M |
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Final: |
Monday, May 7, 2012 |
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. |
The midterms and final will be based on problems similar to the ones assigned in the homework and the discussions in class. All tests and quizzes are open book and open notes and laptops. Students are expected to apply what they should have learned up to that point to analyzing situations, identifying the problems and applying the appropriate techniques to solve them or interpreting computer solutions.
Assignments:
Readings, problems and software exercises will be included in each week’s assignment. These are assigned on Monday and are due on the following Sunday at midnight on the assignment manager on Blackboard. The grader will return the assignments electronically only if there are any points taken off. Reading assignments are due when the material will be covered in class. It is imperative that you prepare for class -- you will find it extremely difficult to follow the discussion if you have not read the material.
I will not accept late homework, unless prior arrangements have been made (e.g. out of town funeral). Homework is to be a digital Word (or Excel) 97 or later file. Do not type results into spreadsheets – use formulas. If it is a team assignment, the team members’ names, assignment number, the date and any other team that you worked with must be in the header. Use a consistent template and format the output for a professional appearance. A sample will be available on the web site. File names are assigned by the assignment manager. There can only be one file per homework. (no zip files).
The assignments should be as professional in appearance as if you were preparing reports at work or for publication. Clearly label the problem number and your conclusions for each problem, followed by the supporting calculations. The problems must be in the order assigned. Out of sequence problems will receive no credit.
Assignments will be either individual or team. If two teams discuss or collaborate on a homework, they must indicate that on their assignments. Each team must turn in a separate homework. Generated data and essay questions must be unique to each team.
It’s OK to work on individual homework together, but finish it by yourself and indicate whom you worked with. For individual homework each student must turn in a separate homework. Do not give your files to others, and do not use others’ files. Do not copy solutions from people you have worked with or from anyone else. Generated data and essay questions must be unique to each student. If the answer is given in a book, don’t just copy it, explain how you got it.
Objectives and Content
This course introduces students to strategic issues in the design of production and distribution systems. ISE 410, which covers tactical and operational issues in these systems, such as scheduling, inventory control and operational planning, follows this course.
The focus is on design issues accompanying major investment in facilities, emphasizing the layout of facilities and the location of facilities. Another emphasis is on transportation of products between and within facilities. Finally, students will be exposed to the basics of supply chain management.
ISE 310L includes a strong element of exposure to software in both facility layout and facility location. In both areas, students learn professional level software. AutoCAD will be used for layout design and analysis, and ArcView (a-geographic-information-system) will be used for facility location. Both packages provide spatial representation and analytic features.
Lastly, students will develop their technical communication abilities through two course projects, one for facility planning and the other for facility location.
It is up to you to become familiar with and learn the mechanics of the material in the texts. I am here to explain things you don’t understand, to add things that are not in the books, and to evaluate whether you can apply the material to real problems.
The lecture is a supplement to what is contained in the books. It is NOT intended to be a duplication of what is contained in the books.
I am looking forward to an intellectually stimulating and rewarding semester with you.
Grading:
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Team Projects |
~20% |
20 points |
10 pts each |
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Homework |
~15% |
15 points |
1 or 1.5 pts each (- 0.5 if not submitted) |
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Laboratory |
~10% |
10 points |
(by the TA) 1 point each (- 0.5 if not submitted or made up) |
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Midterm Exam 1 |
~8% |
8 points |
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Midterm Exam 2 |
~10% |
10 points |
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Final Exam |
~15% |
15 points |
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Participation (Attendance, discussion, preparedness for class) |
~12% |
12 points |
0.5 pt. each, drop 2 lowest |
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Quizzes |
~10% |
10 points |
0.75 pts. each, drop 1 lowest |
The grade for the course will only be based on the required work listed above and cannot be improved with additional work. Note that the average difference between adjacent grades is less than 1%.
Quizzes:
We will have approximately 13 quizzes during the semester, usually one per week. I will let you know the week before if there will be a quiz the following week. These are short, usually with one or two problems or about 10 True and False or fill in the blank. We will start on 01/23. The lowest grade will be dropped. There are no make up quizzes.
Required Texts:
Facilities Planning and Design . – Garcia-Diaz, A. and Smith Macgregor, Prentice Hall 2008
Supply Chain Management , Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl, Prentice Hall 2001
References: Miller & Freund’s Probability & Statistics for Engineers , Richard A. Johnson, Prentice-Hall, 1994 [A very clear and straightforward book – I used it for a two semester course in probability and statistics]
Introduction to Operations Research , Hillier, Frederick S And Lieberman,
Gerald J, Mcgraw-Hill, 1995
Contemporary Engineering Economics 3 rd Ed. - C. S. Park. Menlo Park, CA,
Addison Wesley Publishing Company (www.prenhall.com/park or
www.eng.auburn.edu/~park/cee.html
Approximate Course Outline:
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Session |
Date |
Material |
Homework No. due |
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01 |
01/09 |
Introduction and Organization |
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02 |
01/11 |
Supply Chain overview - Chopra Chapter. 1 |
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03 |
01/18 |
Garcia Chapter 1 & 2– Facilities Planning and project |
No. 1 |
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04 |
01/23 |
Chopra Chapter 2 – Performance |
No. 2 |
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05 |
01/25 |
Chopra Chapter 3 – Drivers |
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06 |
01/30 |
Chopra Chapter 4 – Design |
No. 3 |
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07 |
02/01 |
Chopra & Garcia Chapter 5 – Network Models |
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08 |
02/06 |
Chopra & Garcia Chapter 5 – Network Models |
No. 4 |
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09 |
02/08 |
Chopra Chapter 6 – Uncertainty |
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10 |
02/13 |
Chopra Chapter 14 – Sourcing |
No. 5 |
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11 |
02/15 |
Review, Project discussion |
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12 |
02/22 |
Midterm 1 |
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13 |
02/27 |
Review Midterm, Chopra Chapter 14 – Sourcing |
No. 6 |
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14 |
02/29 |
Garcia Chapter 3 Product, Process Planning, |
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15 |
03/05 |
Garcia Chapter 4 – Layout Planning |
No. 7 |
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16 |
03/07 |
Garcia Chapter 4 |
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17 |
03/19 |
Garcia Chapter 6 – Layout procedures |
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18 |
03/21 |
Garcia Chapter 6, Review |
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19 |
03/26 |
Midterm 2 |
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20 |
03/28 |
Review midterm 2 |
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21 |
04/02 |
Garcia Chapter 6 – Layout procedures |
No. 8 |
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22 |
04/04 |
Garcia Chapter 7&8 – Material Handling |
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23 |
04/09 |
Garcia Chapter 7&8 |
No. 9 |
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24 |
04/11 |
Garcia Chapter 7&8 |
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25 |
04/16 |
Garcia Chapter 9 – Storage |
No. 10 |
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26 |
04/18 |
Garcia Chapter 9 |
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27 |
04/23 |
Garcia Chapter 11 – Offices |
No. 11 |
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28 |
04/25 |
Garcia Chapter 11, Review |
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Final |
05/07 |
Final |
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Laboratory Schedule (Attendance is Mandatory; Must Attend on Assigned Day)
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Session |
Lab Material |
Date - Wed |
Date - Mon |
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1 |
Lab Introduction, ArcView Lab 1 |
01/17/12 |
01/24/12 |
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ArcView GIS Lab 2 |
01/24/12 |
01/31/12 |
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ArcView GIS Lab 3 |
01/31/12 |
02/07/12 |
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ArcView GIS Lab 4: Exercise |
02/07/12 |
02/14/12 |
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5 |
ArcView GIS Answer and Questions |
02/14/12 |
02/28/12 |
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AutoCad Lab 1 |
02/21/12 |
03/07/12 |
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AutoCAD Lab 2 |
02/28/12 |
03/21/12 |
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8 |
Factory CAD Lab 1 |
03/06/12 |
03/28/12 |
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9 |
Factory CAD Lab 2 |
03/20/12 |
04/04/12 |
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10 |
Factory FLOW Lab 1 |
03/27/12 |
04/12/12 |
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11 |
Factory FLOW Lab 2 |
04/03/12 |
04/18/12 |
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12 |
Factory PLAN Lab |
04/10/12 |
04/25/12 |
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Project time |
04/17/12 |
04/27/12 |
Projects:
There will be two projects. Each project will be done by a team of students (four or five members). Team members will receive identical grades except as modified by an executive report and a peer evaluation of the level of contribution. The purpose of the projects is to familiarize students with the process of selecting a problem, defining an approach, gathering data, analyzing the data and presenting them, drawing conclusions and discussing the results, as well as evaluating performance
Much of your career will be spent generating reports by which you will be judged, so this is good practice. Consultation with the instructor and the TA is encouraged.
The reports are limited to no more than 6 (double spaced font 12), single sided 8 1/2 by 11 format, submitted as a digital Word 97 or more recent files by 03/09/12 and 04/29/12. A good minimum is 5 pages. Extensive data should be placed in an Appendix beyond the regular pages.
The report must include:
- A cover page with name, title and summary not to exceed the page
- Text containing definition, development of the topic, analysis and conclusions
- References (books and articles): title, author, publication, date, volume and pages
The projects are required. If you do not turn them in by the final, you will receive an F for the class. Details for the projects are at the end of this syllabus.
ALWAYS BE SURE TO GIVE THE SOURCE OF ALL YOUR INFORMATION. ANYTHING TAKEN VERBATIM FROM SOMEONE ELSE MUST BE IN QUOTATION MARKS AND REFERENCED. (This includes partial sentences!)
This is intended to be an interactive class and your participation should increase as the semester progresses. Attendance at all classes for the whole class is expected of everyone. Frequent absences will result in a reduction in grade. Punctuality is expected. If you are late, be sure not to disturb the class as you enter.
PLEASE DO NOT BRING FOOD OR DRINKS TO THE CLASS. BEVERAGES IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS ARE OK. NEATNESS, SPELLING, AND GRAMMAR COUNT. THEY ARE AN EXPRESSION OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO DO A GOOD JOB. USE THE TOOLS IN WORD AND EXCEL!
Last, but most important:
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering adhere to the University’s policies and procedures governing academic integrity as described in Scampus. Students are expected to be aware of and observe the academic integrity standards described in Scampus. I will enforce these standards -- in other words, if you cheat and get caught you will get an F in the class.
Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered to me (or to the TA) as early in the semester as possible. DSP is located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone number for DSP is (213) 740-0776.
Project 1
Grading
You can use the teams you had for the homework to date, or form new ones. Everyone must be on a team.
The project grade will be divided into four categories:
For each category, you will be graded on a 1 - 10 scale, where 10 represents exceptional work, 7.5 represents average work, 5 represents passable but below average work, and 3 represents a substantial deficiency. The project grade will be a weighted average of the grades for the separate elements.
A single group grade will be assigned for elements 3 - 5. The executive summary and peer evaluation grade will be assigned on an individual basis, and each person in the group should turn in his/her own executive summary and peer evaluation. Team members should not collaborate at all on their executive summaries or peer evaluation. These will be graded on the basis of quality of writing, clarity and organization.
The technical accuracy grade will depend on errors in analysis, and whether the analysis was complete. A project will be graded down if there are omissions, mistakes in the application of methods, or application of inappropriate methods.
The creativity grade will be based on the uniqueness of the approach and the solution, as well as the quality of the solution obtained. The projects do not have a single right answer. It is important to be innovative in your method and in the development of your solution and to use what you learned in class.
Each project will include the following elements
1) Executive Summary (1 page, double-spaced, 12 point text, 1” margins)
The executive summary shall provide the essential results of the project. It will include:
a) Recommendations: recommended course of action for the client
b) Overview: description of problem addressed and why
c) Methodology: description of the method used in the analysis
d) Alternatives: description of alternatives that were investigated
e) Results: summarized numerical results from the analysis of alternatives
2) Body of Paper
The body of the paper should elaborate on the executive summary. It should include, at a minimum:
3) Appendix
Lengthy numerical analyses should be placed in the appendix and appropriately labeled.
4) Peer Evaluation
The format is up to you, but you must rate all your teammates on the same scale. You can explain your ratings, but do not have to.
The first project is similar to the case study at the end of chapter 5 of the Chopra book. That study gave you the demand and shipping costs and the locations of the distribution centers. It also specified the product. The differences between the project and the case study are that you have to select your own product, generate your own demand (census data, Arcview, etc.), extended for six years (from 2013 through 2018). You should also use transportation cost and distances that are based on some research on your part. The location and cost of the distribution centers (both storage and fixed costs) should be reasonable and be the result of some analysis.
Use the given numbers for demand as a starting point and adjust them according to your product, demographics that you deem important and for economic factors.
The report should give a good indication of the finances of the company and take into account the time value of money and the effects of inflation, as well as the time required to establish distribution centers. You should include the cost of materials and the income earned from sales.
It is your project – look at it as if you were the owner or owners of the company.
Give the sources of your research.
Be careful to structure the amount of work you do for the project with the amount of time you have available.
It is also helpful to establish roles and responsibilities for each of the team members.
Project 2 –(in addition to the data provided for Project 1)
The second project is an extension of the first. In it you selected the size, number and the locations of the distribution centers (or something similar). Select one of these centers and design its interior and the lot on which it stands (parking, docks). Your final product should include drawings and descriptions of the contents of the building, how they achieve the objectives you set for it in your first project and any supporting calculations and data and sources.
It is your project – look at the final report as if you were the prospective manager of the facility. While working on it, alternate between thinking of yourself as the project manager and one of the IEs working on it.
Be careful to structure the amount of work you do for the project with the amount of time you have available, the value of the grade and how much you need the points and how much interest you have in the topic. Also consider that your teammates will be rating your contribution for 5% of the project grade. Most importantly, note that:
The project is due on 04/29 at midnight. There will absolutely be no extensions – so act accordingly.
The approximate grading rubric is given on the next page.
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2. Technical Accuracy and Completeness |
30% |
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3. Creativity in Method and Solution |
35% |
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4. Organization of report as a whole |
15% |
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High Grade |
Medium Grade |
Low grade |
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Technical Accuracy and Completeness |
Correct analysis |
Some errors in analysis |
Many errors, incomplete analysis |
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Appropriate conclusion |
Conclusions consistent with calculations |
Unwarranted or Vague conclusion |
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Tools appropriate to the subject |
Most tools appropriate |
Inappropriate use of tools |
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Few if any grammatical and spelling errors |
Some grammatical and spelling errors |
Many errors in grammar and spelling |
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Appropriate data sources |
Few sources |
No sources |
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Creativity in Method and Solution |
Unique product |
Average product |
commodity |
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Several tools |
Fewer tools |
Little use of tools |
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Clever solutions |
Common solutions |
Vague solutions |
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Good sources of data |
Missing sources |
No back of data |
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Organization of report as a whole |
Table of contents |
none |
none |
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Abstract with recommendations |
Abstract |
none |
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Appendix for supporting material |
Too much in main body |
None or little to support main body |
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Page numbers |
missing |
missing |
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Paragraphs and subsections |
Fewer than needed |
No subtitles |
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Use of tables and pictures |
Fewer then natural for the topic |
None or inappropriate |
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Appropriate length |
Longer than needed, wordy |
Either very short or very long (without substantial content) |
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Appropriate References |
Some missing |
none |
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