Facilities Planning and Design

For undergraduate courses in facilities planning and material handling. Based on ten years' teaching experience, this text takes a practical, teachable approach to facilities planning and design. A class design project centered on a factory incorporates the theoretical aspects of facilities planning and design. Motivating and illustrating mathematical models wherever possible, the text explores facilities planning, capstone design, and even simulation modelling.* A factory project integrates the theoretical aspects of facilities planning and design. This class design project acts as an inter-connector of topics and as a channel for students to gain skills and expertise in such areas as:- design- team work- oral and written communication- use of engineering fundamentals, computer, and mathematics along with basic areas of industrial engineering to solve real-life problems. * Numerical illustrations clarify the meaning of the formulations and the output from the corresponding solutions. They are provided throughout with the exception of a few advanced topics. * Instructor resources include lecture slides and a Web site offering additional teaching materials. In addition, numerous worked example, homework problems, and the class design factory project make it easier for instructors to teach their courses.