Spring 2027

Production Planning and Control

Production Planning and Control covers techniques for designing inventory, production, quality, and project-planning systems, including computer applications.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Sinan Tas

The course project was described as really time-consuming. The textbook was essential for the final exam, and while lectures were tough to get through, discussion sections helped clarify practical application.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe and apply fundamental principles and methodologies relevant to planning, design, operation, and control of production planning and control systems

  • Describe and explain how organizational strategy drives operations management approaches and supply chain decisions

  • Develop a portfolio of analytical tools and skills related to production planning and control and operations management

  • Recognize situations in production system environments that suggest the use of appropriate quantitative methods to assist in decision-making

  • Apply skills and tools to reduce waste and to increase productivity and quality in manufacturing and service organizations

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

Course map

(I SY E 210,B M E 325,E C E 331,MATH/​STAT 309, 409,STAT 311, 324, 371,MATH 331, 431, 531, or concurrent enrollment), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ISYE 315 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

SINAN TAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TERRY MANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 750
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 250
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Sinan Tas

Sinan Tas taught the course with clear expectations and lectures that flowed well. Students found the content easy to understand, with the project serving as a useful application of class material.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 87.7% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=63 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=83 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Sinan Tas

The course project was described as really time-consuming. The textbook was essential for the final exam, and while lectures were tough to get through, discussion sections helped clarify practical application.

Past student reviews · Sinan Tas

Students appreciated Sinan Tas's care for their success and the ample extra credit opportunities, which allowed them to focus on learning rather than just the grade. He was considered very understanding and easy to talk to.

Topics

  • Inventory, production, quality, and project-planning system design.
  • Organizational strategy, operations management approaches, and supply chain decisions.

Skills

  • Apply principles and methodologies for planning, designing, operating, and controlling production systems.
  • Explain how organizational strategy influences operations management and supply chain decisions.
  • Use tools to reduce waste and improve productivity and quality in manufacturing and service contexts.

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.12 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ISYE 315 · Spring 2027

Production Planning and Control

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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