Table Of ContentIntroduction Planning and Design Product Development Automation Production Charts and Systems Requirements and Selection of Machines and Labor Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain Building, Organization, Communications, and Selected Support Requirements Material Handling: Principles and Equipment Description Material Handling: Equipment Selection Material Handling: Flow Lines, Grouping, and Packaging Storage and Warehousing Plant and Office Layout: Conventional Approach Computer-Aided Plant Layout Simultaneous Development of Plant Layout and Material Handling Plant Site Selection and Service (Support) Considerations Computer-Integrated Manufacturing System Facility Location Basic Facility Location Problems Location Analysis With Fixed Costs Continuous Facility Location Appendices Index
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition
SynopsisGlobal competition in manufacturing has made proficient facilities planning an important issue in industrial engineering and technology. From plant layout and materials handling to quality function deployment and design considerations, Manufacturing Facilities covers a wide range of topics crucial to the efficiency of a well-planned facility. Updated and revised, this third edition features new topics including lean manufacturing, agile manufacturing, supply chain effects, aggregate planning, scheduling, resource planning, graph theory, economic evaluation of processes, information technology. This edition also includes new mathematical methods, problems, and layout software., Fierce global competition in manufacturing has made proficient facilities planning a mandatory issue in industrial engineering and technology. From plant layout and materials handling to quality function deployment and design considerations, Manufacturing Facilities: Location, Planning, and Design, Third Edition covers a wide range of topics crucial to the efficiency of a well-planned facility. Proper Planning Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition of this classic volume provides the information and analytical tools necessary to move from product designs to production plans and then details all of the planning techniques needed to build a manufacturing facility where safety, efficiency, and profit are interdependent. Divided into two parts, the first section describes all the factors involved in setting up a manufacturing plant. It covers product design, the choice of manufacturing processes, and plant layout, as well as production, material-handling, and storage systems. The author also highlights the importance of the selection of labor resources. Proper Location The second part examines subjective aspects, such as how to maximize efficiency and save resources. It discusses how to choose the best location and how to assign customers to each facility to minimize the overall cost of operation. It also reviews the process of selecting sites for proximity to emergency service facilities, and explains how to determine the best layout within a building for tool rooms, materials, machining, shipping, inspection, and other departments. Proper Attitude Wise planning results in efficient allocation of available resources for any project. This comprehensive reference empowers engineers, facility planners, and students in manufacturing programs to effectively develop both the method and the mindset required to create an efficient and integrated production facility.
LC Classification NumberTS177.S84 2008