Fall 2026

Production Planning and Control

ISYE 315 teaches control concepts for designing inventory, production, quality, and project-planning systems using computer components.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Michael Biehler

Summary

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Historical reviews of Sinan Tas, Terry Mann: The course project is described as time-consuming or intense, with reviewers advising students to start early. Exams are reported as easy if students attend lectures and discussions, though one review noted lectures could be tough.

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Prerequisites

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

ISYE 315 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=63 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Terry Mann describe him as helpful and engaging, though one reviewer found the course unnecessarily difficult. Reviewers note the project is time-consuming and require early starts. Historical reviews for Sinan Tas praise his clear lectures and ample extra credit, while another notes the project is time-consuming and content is easy.

MICHAEL BIEHLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction67 / 621
DIS 301Classroom Instruction22 / 211
DIS 302Classroom Instruction24 / 220
DIS 303Classroom Instruction21 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Reviewers describe historical instructor Terry Mann as helpful and engaging, though one strongly advised against taking his section. Historical instructor Sinan Tas is praised for clear lectures and ample extra credit opportunities.

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

Historical reviews of Sinan Tas, Terry Mann: The course project is described as time-consuming or intense, with reviewers advising students to start early. Exams are reported as easy if students attend lectures and discussions, though one review noted lectures could be tough.

Historical reviews of Sinan Tas, Terry Mann: Lectures are engaging with real-world examples and clear expectations. Discussion sections are crucial for understanding formulas. Extra credit opportunities help improve grades, and the textbook is deemed essential for the final exam.

Topics

  • Inventory, production, quality, and project planning
  • Control concepts
  • Computer applications in systems design

Skills

  • Design of control systems for inventory, production, quality, and project planning
  • Computer-based implementation of control systems

Grades

Historical instructor

Fall 2026 · 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 · 0.07 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Fall 2026

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1283 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 · Fall 2026

Production Planning and Control

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
LLM outputs across runs
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Model & dataset provenance 
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