Course Objectives

CO$-4$: Identify facility and location factors, theories, and models, and plant layouts important to efficient, cost$-$effective, and sustainable production and$/$or service organization.

CO$-8$: Describe the activities involved with initiating and controlling production activities, including measuring performance, flow$-$shop scheduling, job$-$shop challenges, and machine scheduling.

Discuss:

What is the difference between productivity and efficiency?

Should all organizations$/$industries measure productivity the same way? Why or why not?