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IND E 439 Plant Layout and Material Handling
Fall Quarter 2009 IND E 439 Assignments and Notes
In this course, students will learn how to apply the concept of material flow in: 1) facilities design (designing high-performance interiors and supporting systems for manufacturing and service facilities) and 2) facilities location (determining optimal facility/object locations within a network of facilities/objects).
Co-/Pre-requisite: IND E 410, or permission of instructor.
Text: Facility Design & Engineering
(3rd edition), by Steven R. Hanna and Stephan Konz, Holcomb Hathaway Publishers, 2004.
- Topics Covered/Notes:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Criteria
- Chapter 3: Strategies/Tactics
- Sustainability in Facility Design
- Chapter 4: Basic Planning
- Chapter 5: Alternative Machine Arrangements
- Chapter 6: Flow Lines
- Chapter 7/9: Discrete Location Models
- Chapter 10: Americans with Disabilities Act/Building Details
- Chapter 11: Aisles and Security
- Chapter 12: Storage
- Chapter 13: Shipping and Receiving
- Chapter 14: Offices
- Chapter 15: Specialized Areas
- Chapter 16: Workstations
- Chapter 17: Unit Loads & Containers
- Chapter 18: Conveyors
- Chapter 19: Vehicles
- Chapter 20: Lifting Devices
- Chapter 21: Workstation Material Handling
- Ethics in Facility Design
- Chapter 2: Criteria