Models and Analysis of

Production Systems

Paul A. Jensen
Operations Research Models and Methods
8/24/04 Copyright 2004 - All rights reserved
Production System Design
 Manufacturing - (Latin - produce by hand)
 Production - Broader word - Something that
is produced by physical or intellectual labor
 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
 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

Service System Distribution

Design Design

Production Control System

Process Design System Design
Design

Machine Facility Design

Design

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Hierarchical issues make
integrated design difficult
 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 Performance
Measures

Design
Activity

Constraints
and Performance
Measures

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
Problem
Implement a Solution
Statement

Data

Construct
a Model
Implement
a Solution

Model

Solution

Find
a Solution
Establish
a Procedure

Test the Model Tools

and the Solution

Solution

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What this course will do:
 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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