Syllabus Application
Production and Service Systems Operations
IE 401
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Production and Service Systems Operations - IE 401
Classroom:
FASS-G062,UC-G030
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:6, Engineering:6
Prerequisites:
MS 301 or IE 301 or IE 311
Corequisites:
Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Murat Kaya
- Email: mkaya@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Mathematical and computer methods for planning and control in production and distribution systems; overview of supply chain management; forecasting; aggregate production planning; inventory replenishment policies; lot sizing; material and capacity requirements planning.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Describe the major steps in the manufacturing planning and control (MPC) hierarchy (including APP, MPS and MRP), and their relationships |
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| 2. | Develop demand forecasting models using time series methods |
| 3. | Apply the fundamental inventory management models (including the EOQ, newsvendor, (Q,R) and (s,S) models) to relevant problems |
| 4. | Relate industrial engineering and operations research methods obtained in previous courses to production planning and control domain |
| 5. | Formulate and solve production planning problems |
| 6. | Implement forecasting and inventory management models and heuristics using optimization solvers and programming languages. |
Course Objective
Prepare students for manufacturing practice and/or research through an advanced treatment of concepts and methods for manufacturing planning and control.
Course Materials
Resources:
Textbooks
1) One of the following two versions of the same book:
• Nahmias S. and Lennon Olsen, T., Production and Operations Analytics, 7th or 8th edition, Waveland Press.
• Nahmias, S., Production and Operations Analysis, 5th or 6th edition, McGraw-Hill.
2) For some topics: Vollmann, T. E., Berry, W. L., Whybark, D. C., Jacobs, F. R., Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management, 5th or 6th edition, McGraw-Hill.
Useful References
• Silver, E. A., Pyke, D. F., Peterson, R., Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, 3rd edition, Wiley, 1998.
• Hopp, W. J., M. L. Spearman, Factory Physics, McGraw-Hill. 3rd edition. 2011.
• Ptak, C. A., C. J. Smith. Orlicky’s Material Requirements Planning. 3rd edition. 2011.
1) One of the following two versions of the same book:
• Nahmias S. and Lennon Olsen, T., Production and Operations Analytics, 7th or 8th edition, Waveland Press.
• Nahmias, S., Production and Operations Analysis, 5th or 6th edition, McGraw-Hill.
2) For some topics: Vollmann, T. E., Berry, W. L., Whybark, D. C., Jacobs, F. R., Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management, 5th or 6th edition, McGraw-Hill.
Useful References
• Silver, E. A., Pyke, D. F., Peterson, R., Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling, 3rd edition, Wiley, 1998.
• Hopp, W. J., M. L. Spearman, Factory Physics, McGraw-Hill. 3rd edition. 2011.
• Ptak, C. A., C. J. Smith. Orlicky’s Material Requirements Planning. 3rd edition. 2011.