Operations Scheduling detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the IEM students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SCHEDULING THEORY 9
Scheduling background – Scheduling function – Sequencing – Measures of performance -Scheduling theorems – Pure sequencing model assumptions.
Unit II
SINGLE MACHINE SCHEDULING 9
Hogdson’s algorithm – Smith’s application – Wilkerson-Irwin algorithm – Neighborhood search technique – Dynamic programming approach – Branch and Bound algorithm – Non simultaneous arrivals – Dependent job problems – Sequence dependent set up times.
Unit III
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Unit IV
FLOW SHOP SCHEDULING 9
Characteristics – Johnson’s algorithm – Extension of Johnson’s rule – Campbell Dudek Smith algorithm – Palmer’s method -Gupta’s algorithm- Start lag, Sop lag – Mitten’s algorithm -Ignall Schrage algorithm – Despatch index heuristic. ..
Unit V
JOB SHOP SCHEDULING 9
Characteristics – Graphical tools – Jackson’s algorithm – Feasible, Semi-active and active schedules – Single pass approach – Non delay schedule – Priority dispatching rules -Heuristic schedule generation – Open shop scheduling- Meta heuristics in scheduling
Course Outcomes:
- Able to understand fundamental concepts of scheduling theory.
- Students will be able to solve single machine sequencing problems with an objective to minimize mean flow time or mean tardiness.
- Students will be able to design a parallel machine schedule which can minimize mean flow time, or makespan.
- Students will be able to determine an optimal schedule for a flow shop.
- Students will be able to solve complex job shop problems, design and evaluate various feasible job shop schedules.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Kenneth R.Baker, Dan Trietsch, “Principles of sequencing and scheduling”, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2013.
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