Production Systems Control

Production Systems Control is an intermediate to advanced course applying operations research techniques to production planning, scheduling, and inventory control.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Shuo SunXuedong Ding

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering principles to solve manufacturing, service, business, or societal operations problems

  • Identify, formulate, and solve manufacturing and service operations problems using appropriate data and analytics approaches

  • Identify opportunities and apply engineering solutions for system productivity and quality improvement

  • Apply the techniques, skills, and tools for engineering practice, such as modeling, design, simulation, and management

  • Apply advanced skills and tools for analysis, control and optimization of manufacturing and service systems operations

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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I SY E 315, 320, and323 and (STAT/​MATH 310,STAT 312 or STAT/​MATH 431), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ISYE 615

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

XUEDONG DING is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. 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 003Online Only0 / 350
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Production planning, scheduling, and inventory control using operations research techniques.
  • Formulating and solving manufacturing and service operations problems using data and analytics approaches.
  • Engineering practice techniques including modeling, design, simulation, and management.

Skills

  • Application of recent operations research techniques to production planning, scheduling, and inventory control.
  • Applying math, science, and engineering principles to solve manufacturing, service, business, or societal operations problems.
  • Identifying opportunities and applying engineering solutions for system productivity and quality improvement.
  • Applying advanced skills and tools for analysis, control, and optimization of manufacturing and service systems operations.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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ISYE 615 · Spring 2027

Production Systems Control

Recorded 2026-10-14
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