Date
2009
Degree Name
BS in Industrial Engineering
Department
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Advisor(s)
Reza Pouraghabagher
Abstract
Every manufacturer faces the challenge of managing production capacity. How effectively a company meets required capacity as compared to competitors will be a determinant of profitability and success.
This paper details the creation of a best of breed software that can act as a decision support system and help planners reschedule work, add shifts and make sure that the master production schedule is feasible before putting it into an MRP system.
As a part of my senior project I’ve created a Rough-Cut Capacity Tool that takes lead time into account and performs basic what if analysis on level loading a profile for a critical work center, thus facilitating the efforts of a master scheduler.
URL: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/imesp/38
Abstract