Facilities Planning and Design

Author:   Alberto Garcia-Diaz ,  J. MacGregor Smith(Deceased)
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Second Edition 2024
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9783031542619


Pages:   549
Publication Date:   28 April 2025
Format:   Paperback
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​This updated, expanded, second edition includes new software methodologies and algorithms providing students with a more comprehensive knowledge base in addition to facilitating and making the project component of the textbook more efficient and effective. It further increases emphasis on manufacturing. Retaining its class-tested pedagogy, the book is concerned with the principles of facilities planning and their application to service, business, and product manufacturing operations. Equipping undergraduate students with the fundamentals of facilities planning, design, location and material handling, especially as they apply to industrial manufacturing facilities, the book is ideal for a range of university settings offering courses on facilities planning.

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Author:   Alberto Garcia-Diaz ,  J. MacGregor Smith(Deceased)
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Second Edition 2024
ISBN:  

9783031542619


ISBN 10:   3031542614
Pages:   549
Publication Date:   28 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN.- Chapter 2. FACTORY LAYOUT AND MATERIAL HANDLING PROJECT.- Chapter 3. PRODUCT DESIGN AND PROCESS PLANNING.- Chapter 4. LAYOUT PLANNING PROCEDURES.- Chapter 5. FACILITY LOCATION MODELS.- Chapter 6. Computerized   Layout Procedures.- Chapter 7. Material Handling Principles, Equipment, and System Design.- Chapter 8. Material Handling Systems Analysis.- Chapter 9. Storage and Warehouse Systems.- Chapter 10. SITE-PLANNING DESIGN.- Chapter 11. OFFICE LAYOUT AND PERSONNEL PLANNING.- Chapter 12. FINAL SYNTHESIS.

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Dr. Alberto Garcia-Diaz is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of  The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Dr. J. MacGregor Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.  

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