Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling /Matthew P. Stephens.
Stephens, Matthew P.,
Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling /Matthew P. Stephens. - Sixth edition. - West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Previously published under title: Manufacturing facilities design and material handling.
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Designed for junior- and senior-level courses in plant and facilities planning and manufacturing systems and procedures, this textbook also is suitable for graduate-level and two-year college courses. The 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. Access to Layout-iQ workspace planning software is included for purchasers of the book. 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 successful 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. The textbook has enjoyed substantial international adoptions and has been translated into Spanish and Chinese"--
9781612495736
Plant engineering.
Plant layout.
Factories--Design and construction.
Materials handling.
Production engineering.
Electronic Books.
TS184 / .M368 2019
Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling /Matthew P. Stephens. - Sixth edition. - West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Previously published under title: Manufacturing facilities design and material handling.
Includes bibliographies and index.
"Designed for junior- and senior-level courses in plant and facilities planning and manufacturing systems and procedures, this textbook also is suitable for graduate-level and two-year college courses. The 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. Access to Layout-iQ workspace planning software is included for purchasers of the book. 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 successful 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. The textbook has enjoyed substantial international adoptions and has been translated into Spanish and Chinese"--
9781612495736
Plant engineering.
Plant layout.
Factories--Design and construction.
Materials handling.
Production engineering.
Electronic Books.
TS184 / .M368 2019