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Chapter 1 Introduction To Facility Layout

The document outlines the learning objectives and expectations for a course on facility planning, emphasizing the integration of various design processes and techniques. It includes details on grading, materials needed, and specific assignments, such as a planned facility measures homework. Additionally, it highlights the importance of academic honesty and the responsibilities of students regarding make-up work and participation.

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Chapter 1 Introduction To Facility Layout

The document outlines the learning objectives and expectations for a course on facility planning, emphasizing the integration of various design processes and techniques. It includes details on grading, materials needed, and specific assignments, such as a planned facility measures homework. Additionally, it highlights the importance of academic honesty and the responsibilities of students regarding make-up work and participation.

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Facility


Planning

Nguyen VP Nguyen, Ph.D.


Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, HCMUT
Email: [email protected]

Learning Objectives

• Students will demonstrate:


 the ability to incorporate the 10 steps of the facility
planning process.

 the ability to identify techniques and rationale for


integrating product, process, quality, scheduling, and
material handling in the facility design process.

 the ability to use the appropriate strategies to expand


capacity.

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Learning Objectives

• Students will demonstrate:


 the ability to determine a facility location using both
quantitative and qualitative methods.

 the ability to construct a facility layout, given the


necessary space requirements.

 the ability to construct a facility utilizing facility


software, given the necessary space requirements.

 the ability to evaluative alternative facility


configurations.

Learning Objectives

• Students will demonstrate:


 the ability to incorporate the principles of material
handling when designing material handling systems.

 the ability to incorporate the principles of shipping and


receiving in warehouse design.

 the ability to adapt an existing facility design to meet


the needs of a client.

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(Unofficial) Learning Objectives

• Students will be able to identify appropriate facilities design criteria

• Students will be able to identify and discuss the benefits and


limitations of a particular facilities design model

• Students will explore new methods of engineering a facility

• Instructor will improve the course from good to


very much better
• Students and Instructor will ENJOY facilities design

Materials

• Textbook:
 Tompkins, et.al. (2010). Facilities Planning
(4th ed.). Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons. 854pp.
ISBN 978-0-470-44404-7

 Course website: Schedule & Materials pages

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Materials

• Recommended:
 Mechanical pencil – 0.5 mm, HB or B lead with
comfortable grip

 Plastic-based eraser (clickable pen-style suggested)

 Engineering/Scientific calculator.

Expectations

• Grading Scale:
A 90% B 80% C 70% D 60%
F < 60%

• Weighting:
Assignments, Lab 30%
Final Project 20%
Exam 50%

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• In addition to the course objectives, the following


objectives are considered pass-fail. You must pass
these objectives to attain a passing grade in the
course:
 Submit assignments.
 Submit the 01 mini-project technical reports.
 Participate in one in-class presentation.
 Work ethically in conducting and reporting on work
analyses

Expectations

• Make-up Work:
 Make-Up work is the student’s responsibility, and is
arranged at the lecturer’s discretion. Policies:

– Foreseeable Circumstances - contact the lecturer


as far in advance as possible
(e-mail, after class).

– Unforeseeable Circumstances - contact the lecturer


as soon as practical
(leave phone message).

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Expectations

• Academic Honesty:
 OK to work together on Individual HW
– as long as what appears on your sheet is your
work, your words, and your writing
 OK to work together on Team HW
– team members may do individual parts and
combine them
 Exams are always individual work

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Facilities Planning is Sensible

• What types of facilities could be planned?

• Why should they be planned?

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Facilities Planning is Sensible

• What are characteristics of a good facility?

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Facilities Planning is Sensible

• How could you measure the characteristics of a


good facility plan?

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Facilities Planning is Sensible

• A Facility
• What is the purpose of the facility?

• What people are required?

• What equipment is needed?

• What flows through the facility?

• What are the criteria for a good


design for this kind of facility?

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Assignment

 HW: 1 – Planned Facility Measures


– 5+ Items/things that should be housed
– 5+ Criteria, each with a Quantitative Measure to
assess it
– Use Excel to layout the facility as your team
designs it to meet your team’s criteria
– Turn in one document per team
• First Tab is a cover sheet for your team
• Second Tab is the list of Items, Criteria and Quantitative
Measures
• Third Tab is the overall site plan
• Remaining tab(s) are floor plans for different levels

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