15.763J -- Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Design
Course Description: Focuses on decision making for system design, as it arises in manufacturing systems and supply chains. Students exposed to frameworks and models for structuring the key issues and trade-offs. Presents and discusses new opportunities, issues and concepts introduced by the internet and e-commerce. Introduces various models, methods and software tools for logistics network design, capacity planning and flexibility, make-buy, and integration with product development. Industry applications and cases illustrate concepts and challenges. Recommended for Operations Management concentrators. Second half-term subject.

This class is at the Graduate level
This course is also known as: 1.274J, ESD.268J
Instructor: S. C. Graves, D. Simchi-Levi
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Prerequisites: 1.260, 15.760, or 15.761

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