Course Overview

SYS 7340 Logistics Systems Engineering

Course Overview

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Instructor

• Professor Dr. Jerrell Stracener, Ph.D. SAE Fellow & AIAA Associate Fellow

• Office: Mechanical Engineering Annex6405 Airline Extension, Room 105

• Phone: 214.768.1535• Fax: 214.768.3085• email: jerrells@seas.smu.edu• Mail: Engineering Management, Information

and Systems DepartmentPO Box 750122Dallas, TX 75275-0122

• CSE Dept: Debra McDowellPhone: 214.768.3080Fax: 214.768.3085

• Website: www.smu.edu/~christ/stracener/

Course Prerequisites

• For students admitted prior to September 2000- No prerequisite, however a course in probabilityand statistics would be helpful

• For students admitted to new Systems Engineering Program or students admitted prior to September 2000 but who elected to the new SEP degree plan

- Prerequisite: SYS 7300 or permission of instructor

Introduction and Expectations

• Who am I?

• Who are you?

• What do I expect?

• What do you expect?

Course Expectations

• Your expectations

• Topics of special interest • Relevance to current job

• Relevance to career goals and objectives

Introductions

• YouNameMajorEmployerJobReason for taking course

• MeEducationExperience

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Course Description

An introduction to concepts, methods and techniques for engineering and development of logistics systems associated with product production/manufacturing, product order and service fulfillment, and product/service/customer support, utilizing system engineering principles and analyses. Specific topics include: logistics systems requirements, logistics systems design & engineering concurrently with product and service development, transportation & distribution, supply/material support, supply web design & management and product/service/customer support.

Course Objective

To provide students with concepts, methods and techniques for treating the logistics function associated with products and services as a system – during product and service design and development, production/manufacturing and product usage/service delivery – from concept through customer/product support thatare essential for all business enterprises, especially e-business. Emphasis is placed on application of methods and techniques through problem definition & solving and case studies.

Course Textbook

Benjamin S. Blanchard, Logistics Engineering & Management, 5th edition 1998, Prentice Hall, ISBN : 0139053166

Course Grade

GraduateUndergraduate

• Homework 25% 40%

• Midterm Exam 25% 30%

• Final Exam 25% 30%

• Project 25%

Course Schedule

Tuesday6:30 PM - 9:20 PMRoom 125 Caruth Hall

• First Class Tuesday, 16 January• Midterm Exam Tuesday, 6 March• Spring Break March 10 - 18• Last Class Tuesday, 1 May• Final Exam Tuesday, 8 May

Please visit www.smu.edu for the official calendar.

Exams - Instructions

• Mid Term and Final Exams may be part in-class (proctored) plus part take home

• Proctored ExamsIndependent workOpen book and notes

• Take-Home ExamsIndependent workOpen book and notes

Operating Mode

• Lecture material will be posted on my website in accordance with the Course Outline. Please check it frequently to be aware of any announcements or updates.• Download & print charts prior to class for your use during class (see Power Point/Printing help on my website if needed)• Homework Problems (for credit) will be posted on my website• My solutions to homework problems and examswill be provided via email after receipt of your assignment• Please check for ‘Notices’ on my website for updates and announcements

Assignments

• Assignments are to be: - turned in within one week after receiving

the assignment and at the beginning of the class (keep a copy) by on-campus and Greennetwork students- mailed within one week after viewing theassignment tape, by off-campus students

• Exams are to be taken as scheduled by on-campus students and after viewing the tape of the last class prior to the exam by off-campus students.

Assignments - Submission Guidelines

• email is the preferred delivery method - if you send an assignment via email, indicate Course & Assignment Number in the ‘Subject’ line, so thatyou get solutions quickly, via email

For Example -

From: Joe StudentTo: Dr. StracenerAttachment: Homework4.docSubject: SYS 7340 - Homework 4

Assignments - Submission Guidelines continued

• MS Word, Excel and Power Point are the preferred file type for attachments. The equation editor isworth your time to learn. You can easily insert scanned images into these documents.

• Avoid scanning your work and sending it as a large image. This is an inefficient use of the internet.Make images 72 dpi, and use color only if necessary.

• Do not send zipped files, or other files which havebeen compressed. It is easier to optimize the file.

• These files will be printed, so please do not makethe print area larger than 8.5” X 11”.

Assignment

• Submit input to student directory

• Submit student profile via email

• Homework #1

• Homework #2

• Course project

Student Directory - Assignment #1

• Purpose - to promote the sharing of ideas and techniques for problem solving among students

- to promote technology and information interchange

• To be listed, provide your:nameemail addressorganization namegeographic location

• If, for any reason, you do not wish to be listed, state your desire via email

Student Profile - Assignment #2

Provide the following info (for my use only). Within one week, in an easy to read bulleted format, using phrases.

• Name• Photo - optional • Employer• Brief job description• Mailing address• Phone and fax numbers• Career objectives (near term, and long term)• Major• Degrees: Types, institutions and dates