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Informationen zum Autor James A. Tompkins and John A. White are the authors of Facilities Planning, 4th Edition, published by Wiley. Klappentext Tompkins/White/Bozer/Tanchoco is the leading facilities planning book on the market, today. Its blending of breadth and depth of coverage are unmatched. Thousands of engineering students and practitioners have used the book to prepare them to design new facilities and expand or renovate existing facilities. The book combines applied aspects with proven quantitative methodologies. It carries the reader through the entire process of planning facilities, regardless of the application settings for the facilities. Zusammenfassung When it comes to facilities planning! engineers turn to this book to explore the most current practices. The new edition continues to guide them through each step in the planning process. The updated material includes more discussions on economics! the supply chain! and ports of entry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One DEFINING REQUIREMENTS 1 Chapter One INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 Facilities Planning Defined 3 1.2 Significance of Facilities Planning 9 1.3 Objectives of Facilities Planning 12 1.4 Facilities Planning Process 13 1.5 Strategic Facilities Planning 18 1.6 Developing Facilities Planning Strategies 21 1.7 Examples of Inadequate Planning 24 1.8 Summary 26 References 27 Problems 28 Chapter Two PRODUCT, PROCESS, AND SCHEDULE DESIGN 30 2.1 Introduction 30 2.2 Product Design 32 2.3 Process Design 36 2.4 Schedule Design 47 2.5 Facilities Design 63 2.6 Summary 70 References 72 Problems 74 Chapter Three FLOW SYSTEMS, ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS 83 3.1 Introduction 83 3.2 Flow Systems 84 3.3 Material Flow System 88 3.4 Departmental Planning 97 3.5 Activity Relationships 113 3.6 Space Requirements 119 3.7 Summary 129 References 129 Problems 131 Chapter Four PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 137 4.1 Introduction 137 4.2 The Employee-Facility Interface 138 4.3 Restrooms 146 4.4 Food Services 151 4.5 Health Services 156 4.6 Barrier-Free Compliance 157 4.7 Office Facility Planning 160 4.8 Summary 170 References 170 Problems 171 Part Two DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES: CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES 173 Chapter Five MATERIAL HANDLING 175 5.1 Introduction 175 5.2 Scope and Definitions of Material Handling 176 5.3 Material Handling Principles 179 5.4 Designing Material Handling Systems 181 5.5 Unit Load Design 186 5.6 Material Handling Equipment 204 5.7 Estimating Material Handling Costs 209 5.8 Safety Considerations 210 5.9 Summary 212 References 212 Problems 213 Appendix 5B Material Handling Equipment 215 Chapter Six LAYOUT PLANNING MODELS AND DESIGN ALGORITHMS 292 6.1 Introduction 292 6.2 Basic Layout Types 294 6.3 Layout Procedures 296 6.4 Algorithmic Approaches 302 6.5 Department Shapes and Mail Aisles 342 6.6 Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithms 344 6.7 Multi-Floor Facility Layout 351 6.8 Commercial Facility Layout Packages 354 6.9 The Impact of Change 355 6.10 Developing Layout Alternatives 362 6.11 Summary 363 References 366 Problems 369 Part Three FACILITY DESIGN FOR VARIOUS FACILITIES FUNCTIONS 383 Chapter Seven WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS 385 7.1 Introduction 385 7.2 Missions of a Warehouse 387 7.3 Functions in the Warehouse 389 7.4 Receiving and Shipping Operations 391 7.5 Dock Locations 414 7.6 Storage Operations 415 7.7 O...
