At the end of the course,

1. the students will develop an understanding of the basic conceptualization of the planning problems for product and service producing systems.

2.be equipped with the basic mathematical programming approaches and heuristic approaches to solve production-related problems and emphasize the importance of solving a problem analytically.

3. get acquainted with fundamental problem areas of product and service producing systems, and the relation between planning and control activities.

4. develop an understanding of the importance of applying systems concept in analyzing problems in product and service producing systems.

5. be able to appreciate the complexity of more detailed and up-to-date problems in product and service producing systems, and grasp limitations of analytical approaches.

6. develop an understanding of the role of using performance measures.