IME 4040: Plant Layout and Material Handling

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to give the students a comprehensive understanding of the issues involved in the design of an industrial production system. It will cover the problems in plant location, product analysis, process design, equipment selection, materials handling, and plant layout. NOT FOR ENGINEERING CREDIT. Prerequisites: IME 3050, IME 3260, and senior standing.

Textbook:

1. Meyers, Fred E., and Stephens, Matthew P., Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling, ( Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2005, Third Edition).
2. Bafna, K.M., IME 4040 Lab Manual, Spring 2006.

References:

A list of references and periodicals is given at the end of this syllabus.

Instructor/Coordinator:

• Name: Dr. Kailash M. Bafna, Professor
• Office: E-212 Parkview Campus
• Phone: (269) 276-3355
• Email: kailash.bafna @ wmich.edu
• WebCT Access: gowmu.wmich.edu

Prerequisites by Topics:

1. Work methods design and flow charts (IME 3050).
2. Forecasting and scheduling procedures (IME 3260).
3. A working knowledge of WORD, EXCEL, and VISIO software.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the semester, the student should:

1. Become very familiar in the use of all the tools and techniques needed to plan, analyze, and design new or modify existing manufacturing and service facilities (a, b, d, f).
2. Be able to use current methodology to evaluate and design material handling and storage systems (a, d, f, k).
3. Be able to conduct a financial analysis for a newly designed/modified facility for economic justification (a).
4. Be able to work with a team to design a new facility and to develop a written project report (e, f, g, i).

 Letters in parentheses refer to ABET TAC Criterion 2, categories a -k.

Performance Criteria:

Objective 1.

Know how to correctly apply the various tools and techniques used in the designing of manufacturing and service facilities [I, II, III, 1, 2, 3, 5].

Objective 2.

Become familiar with the various types of material handling and storage equipment and be able to evaluate and design material handling systems [III, 1, 3, 5].

Objective 3.

Be able to conduct a detailed financial justification for newly designed/modified facilities [II, 4].

Objective 4.

Be able to design a new facility and prepare a detailed project report [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].

Numbers in brackets refer to the method of evaluation (Roman numerals refer to examination numbers and Arabic numerals refer to laboratory report numbers).

List of References and Periodicals

References

1. Allegri, Theodore. Materials Handling. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984.

*2. Apple, James. Materials Handling Systems Design. Ronald Press, 1972. [ TS180.A66 ]

*3. Apple, James. Plant Layout & Material Handling. Krieger, 1991. [ TS178 .A63 1991]

*4. Black, J. Temple The Design of the Factory with a Future. McGraw-Hill, 1991.             [ TS157.B57 1991]

5. Francis, McGinnis, and White. Facilities Layout and Location. Prentice Hall, 1992.

6. Hales, Lee. Computerized Facilities Planning. IIE, 1985.

*7. Heragu, Sunderesh, Facilities Design. PWS Publishing, 1997. [ TS177.H47 1997]

*8. James and Alcorn. A Guide to Facilities Planning. Prentice Hall, 1991. [ TS177.J36 1991]

*9. Konz, Stephan. Facility Design. Publishing Horizons, Inc., 1985. [ TS177.K66 1985]

*10. Kulweic, Raymond. Materials Handling Handbook. American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the International Material Management Society. 1985. [TS180.M315 1985]

*11. Meyers, Fred. Plant Layout & Material Handling. Prentice Hall, 1993. [ TS178.M48 1993]

*12. Moore, James M. Plant Layout & Design. McMillan, 1962. [TS155.M692]

*13. Muther, Richard. Practical Plant Layout. McGraw-Hill, 1955. [TS155.M7995]

*14. Muther, Richard and Haganas, Knut. Systematic Handling Analysis. Management and Industrial Research Publications, 1969. [ TS180.M8]

15. Muther, Richard. Systematic Layout Planning. Cahners Books, 1974.

*16. Reed, Ruddell Jr. Plant Layout: factors, principles, and techniques . Richard Irwin, Inc., 1961. [TS155.R36]

*17. Sule, D.R., Manufacturing Facilities: Location, Planning, and Design, PWS Publishing Co., 1988. [TS177.S84 1988]

*18. Sule, D. R., Logistics of Facility Location & Allocation, Marcel Dekker, 2001. [HD58.S85 2001]

*19. Tompkins and Smith. The Warehouse Management Handbook. McGraw-Hill, 1988.   [ HF5485.W351988]

*20. Tompkins, White, et. al. Facilities Planning. Wiley, 2003. [TS177.F324 2003]

*21. Tompkins and Harmelink. The Distribution Management Handbook. McGraw-Hill, 1994 [HF5415.7.D572 1994]

*22. Tompkins, James A. Winning Manufacturing : The How-to Book of Successful Manufacturing. McGraw Hill, 1990. [TS155.T57 1990]

*23. Materials handling and storing . U.S. Dept. of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), 1998. [L35.2:M 41/2/998]

Periodicals (Housed in Waldo Library)

 *1. Modern Materials Handling [ TS149.M63]

*2. Material Handling Engineering [ TS149.F45]

*3. Plant Engineering [ TS155.A1 P53]

* Available in Waldo Library [call number is shown in parenthesis]