Summer 2026
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Course No: IENG.5025-011; SIS Class Nbr: 3208; SIS Term: 3540
Course Status: Open
Course Description
This course introduces the dynamics of manufacturing systems and frameworks of production planning and control. Topics covered in this course include demand forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory control, production control, and lean manufacturing. The objective of the course is to help students understand basic concepts and principles in production systems and prepare themselves to deal with various problems in production management.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: David Claudio Rodriguez
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M,W-Th | 10:30 AM-12:50 PM ET
- 2026 Summer: May 18 to Jun 29
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1830
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Friday Class Meetings for Live Online and On-Campus Courses
Unless otherwise noted above
- Summer Start I M/W classes begin Monday, May 18 and include 2 FRIDAYS: May 22 and June 5 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start I T/Th classes begin Tuesday, May 19 and include 2 FRIDAYS: May 29 and June 12 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start I Last Class Meetings: M/W, M/W/Th (3-cr), and M-Th (4-cr) end June 29; M-F (4-cr) ends June 26; T/Th ends June 25.
- Summer Start II M/W classes begin Monday, July 6 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 10 and July 24 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start II T/Th classes begin Tuesday, July 7 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 17 and July 31 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start II Last Class Meetings: M/W and M-F (4-cr) end Aug 12; T/Th, M/W/Th (3-cr), and M-Th (4-cr) end Aug 13.
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