Part One DEFINING REQUIREMENTS 1Chapter One INTRODUCTION 31.1 Facilities Planning Defined 31.2 Significance of Facilities Planning 91.3 Objectives of Facilities Planning 121.4 Facilities Planning Process 131.5 Strategic Facilities Planning 181.6 Developing Facilities Planning Strategies 211.7 Examples of Inadequate Planning 241.8 Summary 26References 27Problems 28Chapter Two PRODUCT, PROCESS, AND SCHEDULE DESIGN 302.1 Introduction 302.2 Product Design 322.3 Process Design 362.4 Schedule Design 472.5 Facilities Design 632.6 Summary 70References 72Problems 74Chapter Three FLOW SYSTEMS, ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS 833.1 Introduction 833.2 Flow Systems 843.3 Material Flow System 883.4 Departmental Planning 973.5 Activity Relationships 1133.6 Space Requirements 1193.7 Summary 129References 129Problems 131Chapter Four PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 1374.1 Introduction 1374.2 The Employee-Facility Interface 1384.3 Restrooms 1464.4 Food Services 1514.5 Health Services 1564.6 Barrier-Free Compliance 1574.7 Office Facility Planning 1604.8 Summary 170References 170Problems 171Part Two DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES: CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES 173Chapter Five MATERIAL HANDLING 1755.1 Introduction 1755.2 Scope and Definitions of Material Handling 1765.3 Material Handling Principles 1795.4 Designing Material Handling Systems 1815.5 Unit Load Design 1865.6 Material Handling Equipment 2045.7 Estimating Material Handling Costs 2095.8 Safety Considerations 2105.9 Summary 212References 212Problems 213Appendix 5B Material Handling Equipment 215Chapter Six LAYOUT PLANNING MODELS AND DESIGN ALGORITHMS 2926.1 Introduction 2926.2 Basic Layout Types 2946.3 Layout Procedures 2966.4 Algorithmic Approaches 3026.5 Department Shapes and Mail Aisles 3426.6 Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithms 3446.7 Multi-Floor Facility Layout 3516.8 Commercial Facility Layout Packages 3546.9 The Impact of Change 3556.10 Developing Layout Alternatives 3626.11 Summary 363References 366Problems 369Part Three FACILITY DESIGN FOR VARIOUS FACILITIES FUNCTIONS 383Chapter Seven WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS 3857.1 Introduction 3857.2 Missions of a Warehouse 3877.3 Functions in the Warehouse 3897.4 Receiving and Shipping Operations 3917.5 Dock Locations 4147.6 Storage Operations 4157.7 Order Picking Operations 4327.8 Summary 443References 443Problems 444Chapter Eight MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 4488.1 Introduction 4488.2 Fixed Automation Systems 4518.3 Flexible Manufacturing Systems 4538.4 Single-Stage Multimachine Systems 4568.5 Reduction in Work-in-Process 4588.6 Just-in-Time Manufacturing 4598.7 Facilities Planning Trends 4678.8 Summary 468References 469Problems 470Chapter Nine FACILITIES SYSTEMS 4739.1 Introduction 4739.2 Structural System Performance 4749.3 Enclosure Systems 4779.4 Atmospheric Systems 4819.5 Electrical and Lighting Systems 4909.6 Life Safety Systems 5009.7 Sanitation Systems 5059.8 Building Automation Systems 5089.9 Facilities Maintenance Management Systems 5109.10 Summary 510References 511Problems 511Part Four DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES 515Chapter Ten QUANTITATIVE FACILITIES PLANNING MODELS 51710.1 Introduction 51710.2 Facility Location Models 51810.3 Special Facility Layout Models 56910.4 Machine Layout Models 57710.5 Conventional Storage Models 58010.6 Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems 60810.7 Order Picking Systems 62710.8 Fixed-Path Material Handling Models 64210.9 Waiting Line Models 67110.10 Simulation Models 70110.11 Summary 705References 705Problems 709Part Five EVALUATING, SELECTING, PREPARING, PRESENTING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MAINTAINING 743Chapter Eleven EVALUATING AND SELECTING THE FACILITIES PLAN 74511.1 Introduction 74511.2 Evaluating Facilities Plans 74811.3 Selecting the Facilities Plan 80211.4 Summary 803References 803Problems 804Chapter Twelve PREPARING, PRESENTING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MAINTAINING THE FACILITIES PLAN 80712.1 Introduction 80712.2 Preparing the Facilities Plan 80712.3 Presenting the Facilities Plan 83112.4 Implementing the Facilities Plan 83412.5 Maintaining the Facilities Plan 83612.6 Summary 839References 839Problems 840INDEX 841