MEE1018 FACILITIES AND PROCESS PLANNING L T P J C
3 0 0 0 3
Pre-requisite NIL Syllabus version
v. 1.0
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce various processes involved in facility planning
2. To expose factors involved in creation of new facilities
3. To impart knowledge required on plant layout tools for better solute
Expected Course Outcome:
Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to
1. Plan and develop facilities in manufacturing plants
2. Design different product processes involved in various planning activities
3. Identify plant location and select suitable resources
4. Apply tools for developing and analysing plant layout
5. Apply numerical methods in layout planning
6. Analyse material handling systems in manufacturing firms
7. Evaluate cost and corresponding implementation activities in layout
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 2, 12, 17
Module:1 Facilities Planning 6 hours
Introduction to facilities Planning, Significance of Facilities Planning, Objectives of Facilities
Planning, Facilities Planning Process, Strategic Facilities Planning, Developing Facilities Planning
Strategies.
Module:2 Product process and schedule design, Flow systems, activity 6 hours
relationships and space requirements.
Introduction, Product Design, Process Design, Schedule Design, Facilities Design, Flow Systems,
Material Flow System, Departmental Planning, Activity Relationships, Space Requirements.
Module:3 Plant Location 6 hours
Basic Factors to be considered – Plant location and site selection – Consideration in facilities
planning and Layout capacity – Serviceability and flexibility – Analysis in selection of Equipment
– Space requirement – Machine selections, Labour Requirement and selection.
Module:4 Layout Planning 6 hours
Types of Layout – Factors influencing product - Process - Tools and Techniques for developing
Layout. Developing and Analysis of plant Layout – Presenting the Layout – Office Layout plot
planning. Evaluation and Improvement of Layout.
Module:5 Computer Aided Plant Layout 7 hours
Data requirements – Mathematical programming procedures - Heuristics – CORE LAP -
PLANET - MAT - CRAFT- Probabilistic Approach - Random selection (ALDEP) - Based
sampling - Simulation – Graph Theory – Facility design – Layout states – Scale effect. Criticism
concerning Computer Aided Plant Layout.
Module:6 Material Handling 6 hours
Objectives – Principles – Types – Degree of mechanization – Unit load concept – Material
Handling cost – Relationship between Material Handling and Plant Layout – Material Handling
system Design - Specification of the Design – Analyzing an existing material Handling system.
Basics of material handling selection – AGVS in material Handling – Packing.
Module:7 Evaluation and Implementation of layout 6 hours
Evaluating the Layout – Qualitative Evaluation Techniques - Efficiency indices – Cost Evaluation
of Layout – Quantitative evaluation Techniques – Evaluation procedures – Making the alteration –
Presenting the Layout to management – Displaying the Layout – Follow up – Approval –
Reproducing the Layout - Installing the Layout.
Module:8 Contemporary issues: 2 hours
Total Lecture hours: 45 hours
Text Book(s)
1. James A Tompkins, John A white ,Yavuz A Bozer,JMA Tanchoco, Facilities Planning,
Fourth Edition, Wiley, 2010.
Reference Books
1. Francis, Facility Layout and Location: An analytical Approach, Pearson, 2015.
2. Alberto Garcia-Diaz, J Macgregor smith, Pearson New International, Pearson, 2016.
3. Sunderesh S. Heragu, Facilities Design, Fourth Edition, CRC Press, 2016.
Mode of Evaluation: CAT / Assignment / Quiz / FAT / Project / Seminar
Mode of assessment:
Recommended by Board of Studies 10-06-2015
Approved by Academic Council 37 Date 16-06-2015
