15.763  Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chain Design (H2)

United Engines Case Graded

Announced on 20 May 2014  3:24  p.m. by He Wang

Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Regional Meeting at MIT May 16

William Bonvillian, Director of MIT's DC office, has brought to my attention that MIT is hosting the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Regional Meeting on May 16. Registration is required, and is free for MIT students. I strongly recommending attending this event if at all possible. The event website is http://ilp.mit.edu/conference.jsp?confid=111&tabname=overview.

Best,

Suzanne de Treville

Announced on 05 May 2014  10:56  a.m. by Suzanne deTreville

Metalworks - Demand File

Some students have pointed out that, because of a minor issue in the Future Demand Data Excel file, demand for cabinets may grow at 7% per year rather than the 10% per year stated in the case description. The data type for column C should be 'Number,' but if Excel reads column C as a text value, you should convert it to number so that columns H, I, and J can read the values in column C correctly.

If you have already completed your analysis based on the 7% increasing demand values, it is unnecessary to re-do the work as long as you note the issue in your write-up.

Best,
Alex

Announced on 02 May 2014  1:09  p.m. by Alexander Michael Weinstein

Metalworks Office Hours Friday

In place of recitation this week, I will hold office hours to answer questions about the Metalworks case, which is due Monday.

Office hours will be Friday from 9am-10am in room E51-325.

Best,
Alex

Announced on 30 April 2014  4:05  p.m. by Alexander Michael Weinstein

Capacity Planning P-set & Office Hours

-In part 1d, you are asked to combine tasks and increase cycle time. The new system can have different number of workers as the current system. You have the freedom to decide how to combine tasks and how many workers to hire.

-In part 2c, note that the server cannot achieve 100% utilization with any finite K. So your definition of "full capacity" could be 99% or any value that you think is reasonable in practice.

-In part 3, each workstation can hold up to one laptop at a time. Workstations must be aligned in serial along the conveyor.

-Finally, a friendly reminder that Prof. de Treville will hold office hours tomorrow (Tue) from 3 to 5pm in her office (E62-560).

Best,
He

Announced on 28 April 2014  11:24  a.m. by He Wang