Facilities Planning - Hardcover

Tompkins, James A.; White, John A.; Bozer, Yavuz A.; Frazelle, Edward H.; Tanchoco, J. M. A.; Trevino, Jaime

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471002526 ISBN 13: 9780471002529

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

This revision incorporates all the significant advances that have occurred in the past decade; including advances in facilities planning, material handling, and computing technologies, as well as engineering and management philosophies. It focuses on the determination of the requirements for people, equipment, space, and material in the facility. It presents concepts and techniques to facilitate the generation of alternative facilities plans and continues to focus on generating alternative facilities plans. It also presents a variety of quantitative approaches that can be used to model specific aspects of facilities planning problems and discusses the treatment of facilities planning.

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From the Back Cover:

New production techniques, new material handling equipment, larger investments, higher expectations—when it comes to facilities planning there is no room for "business as usual." Today every company must insist on the highest return on their investment, not just to prosper, but to survive.

Updated with the latest advances, FACILITIES PLANNING, THIRD EDITION introduces current practices, and shows how to approach facilities planning with creativity and precision. The text guides you through each step in the planning process, from defining requirements to developing alternative material handling techniques and manufacturing/waterhouse operations to selecting and evaluating facilities plans. You′ll learn how to apply quantitative tools and the engineering design principles to achieve highly effective, efficient, and successful plans.

Highlights of the Third Edition:

• Expanded coverage of cost justification safety, cellular management, and computer–based training brings new trends to light.
• Detailed, real–world examples and problems provide insights into current facilities planning practices.
• New Photos introduce you to the latest material handling equipment.
• More quantitative problems and a greater variety of helpful questions help you apply the material to your work.
• Information on software applications, such as VisFactory, introduces you to the new technologies that are affecting facilities planning.

Synopsis:

Reflecting the latest advances in facilities planning, this volume includes discussion of material-handling systems design, computer-aided layout and storage systems design. Advances in engineering management philosophy are reflected in the coverage of just-in-time and total quality management.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471002526
• ISBN 13: 9780471002529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 752