Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling / Matthew P. Stephens.

Author/creator Stephens, Matthew P. author.
Format Electronic
EditionSixth edition.
PublicationWest Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2019]
Description1 online resource (1 volume)
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects

Uniform titleManufacturing facilities design and material handling
Contents Introduction to Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling -- Sources of Information for Manufacturing Facilities Design -- Time Study -- Process Design -- Activity Relationship Analysis -- Flow Analysis Techniques -- Ergonomics and Workstation Design Space Requirements -- Auxiliary Services Requirement Space -- Employee Services : Space Requirements -- Material Handling -- Material Handling Equipment -- Office Layout Techniques and Space Requirements -- Area Allocation -- Facilities Design : The Layout -- Application of Computer Simulation and Modeling -- Engineering Cost Estimating and Analysis -- Selling The Layout.
Abstract This book takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. It also introduces state-of-the-art tools including computer simulation. Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and then rapidly applied to a practical setting through a detailed case study at the end of the volume. The book systematically leads students through the collection, analysis, and development of information to produce a quality functional plant layout for a lean manufacturing environment. All aspects of facility design, from receiving to shipping, are covered. In the sixth edition of this book, numerous updates and corrections have been made, and a chapter on engineering cost estimating and analysis has been added. Also, rather than including brief case-in-point examples at the end of each chapter, a single, detailed case study is provided that better exposes students to the multiple considerations that need to be taken into account when improving efficiency in a real manufacturing facility. -- Provided by publisher.
General notePreviously published under title: Manufacturing facilities design and material handling.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 16, 2019).
Issued in other formPrint version: Stephens, Matthew P. Manufacturing facilities design and material handling. Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling. Sixth edition. West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2019]
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN1612495737 (electronic book)
ISBN9781612495736 (electronic bk.)
ISBN(hardback ; alk. paper)
Stock number22573/ctv15wcff5 JSTOR

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