The computer and production-logistics. management

Abstract

During the past two decades there has been a natural and continuing application of computers to problems in the functional area of Production and Logistics Management. These are important management problems, ranging from the design of operating systems to the development of control systems, which require the use of Computers for analysis. Therefore it is important that students in Production and Logistics Management courses become involved with the computer. The approaches to this problem run from a passing mention of the computer to an in-depth computer experience. We have experimented with several approaches, varying from the use of preprogrammed models to requiring student-developed programs. We have devised some compromise devices, including computer augmented cases and games, that help to focus the student's attention on the functional problem analysis and not on the computer technique alone. This paper presents examples of these devices and our experience in using them.