ORIE 3120

Industrial Data and Systems Analysis

Spring 2017

Instructor
John Callister
473 Upson Hall
607-339-7420
jc62@cornell.edu
Office Hours Noon to 2:00 PM Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in 473 Rhodes.
Please feel free to stop by anytime. I am usually available MWF. Tuesdays and
Thursdays are busy for me.

Class Schedule
Lectures in Olin Hall Room 255
Tuesday, Thursday 11:40 AM 12:55 PM

Recitations and Teaching Assistants

Wednesday 2:30 PM to 4:25 PM TA: Nanjing Jian (nj227)
Friday 12:20 PM to 2:15 PM TA: Nathaniel Ngan (ncn36)
Friday 2:30 PM to 4:25 PM TA: Akash Nadan (an376)

Recitations will be in Rhodes 571. Recitations start next week.

Graders
James Chu (qjc2)
Megan Goulding (meg328)
Daisy Hu (xh94)
Rudy Miller (rwm265)
Edmond Mui (em656)

Office Hours
TA Office hours will be held in Rhodes 431 or another room nearby. Specific locations,
days, and times will be announced.

Course Description
Database and statistical techniques for data mining, graphical display, and predictive
analysis in the context of industrial systems (manufacturing and distribution). Database
techniques include structured query language (SQL), and geographical information
systems (GIS). Statistical techniques include multiple linear regression, classification,
logistic regression, clustering, and time series forecasting. Industrial systems analysis
includes factory scheduling and simulation, materials planning, and inventory planning.

Textbook
Steven Nahmias and Tava Lennon Olsen, Production and Operations Analysis, Waveland
Press, 7th edition, ISBN 9781478623069. Also on reserve at Uris Library.

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Prerequisite
ENGRD 2700 Basic Engineering Probability and Statistics
If you have not already taken ENGRD 2700 or an equivalent course, it is acceptable to
take ENGRD 2700 concurrently with ORIE 3120. ENGRD 2700 is a standard calculus-
based introductory probability and statistics class.

Blackboard/Piazza:
The course website can be found at http://blackboard.cornell.edu/. Administrative
announcements, lecture notes, homework assignments and grades will be posted on the
course website. Piazza is a way to post questions, anonymously or not. Anyone can
respond.

Grading
Weekly Homework 20%
Recitation work 10%
Prelim Exam I 20%
Prelim Exam II 20%
Final Exam 30%

Prelim Exam I March 7, Hollister B-14 and Kimball B-11

Prelim Exam II April 11, Uris G-01.
Final Exam Scheduled in mid-February

Makeup exams will be available for those with conflicts. You can sign up for a makeup
exam in class the week prior to the scheduled exam.

Letter grades will be calculated from your total score as follows:

Score Letter Grade

97+ A+
92 A
90 A
86 B+
82 B
80 B
76 C+
72 C
70 C
60 D

It is a tradition to give one bonus point for filling out the course evaluation. There are no
other bonus points.

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Homework Submission
Homeworks are due on Wednesdays before 2:30 PM in the course drop-box opposite
Rhodes 206. Homework submissions should be labeled with your printed real full name
and section number to ensure prompt recording of your grade and efficient return to you
in recitation. All homework assignments are weighted equally. Your lowest homework
assignment score will be dropped when computing your overall homework score. The
first homework assignment is due February 8th.

Academic Integrity
Homework assignments should be done on an individual basis. You may certainly discuss
ideas with other students, but you should not copy anyone elses homework. The
handouts, homework, and homework solutions are the property of the authors. To post
such material on a Web site is violation of copyright law and is also a violation of
academic integrity.

Students with Disabilities

Please give me your Student Disability Services (SDS) accommodation letter early in the
semester so that I have adequate time to arrange your approved academic modifications.
Meeting with me in my office hours will help ensure confidentiality. If you need an
immediate accommodation for equal access, please speak with me after class or send an
email message to me and/or SDS at sds_cu@cornell.edu. If the need arises for additional
accommodations during the session, please contact SDS.

Regrade Policy
Requests for regrades must be submitted to the instructor within one week of being
returned to the student.

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Lecture Schedule (tentative and subject to change)

Week of Lectures
Jan. 23 Course Introduction
Jan. 30 Inventory Concepts
Feb. 6 Inventory Concepts
Feb. 13 Inventory Concepts
Feb. 20 Databases
Feb. 27 Databases
Mar. 6 Geographical Information Systems
Mar. 13 Aggregate Production Planning
Mar. 20 Material Requirements Planning
Mar. 21 Flow Shop
Mar. 27 Multiple Linear Regression
Apr. 10 Classification and Logistic Regression
Apr. 17 Quality Improvement
Apr. 24 Forecasting and Time Series
May 1 Forecasting and Time Series
May 8 Review

Please read pp. 198 216 for class next time.