Manufacturing facilities design and material handling /
Stephens, Matthew P.
Manufacturing facilities design and material handling / Matthew P. Stephens, Fred E. Meyers. - Fourth edition - xxi, 486 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
"International edition"--Cover. Includes index.
1. Introduction to Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling. 2. Sources of Information for Manufacturing Facilities Design. 3. Time Study. 4. Process Design. 5. Flow Analysis Techniques. 6. Activity Relationship Analysis. 7. Ergonomics and Workstation Design Space Requirements. 8. Auxiliary Services Requirement Space. 9. Employee Services-Space Requirements. 10. Material Handling. 11. Material Handling Equipment. 12. Office Layout Techniques and Space Requirements. 13. Area Allocation. 14. Facilities Design-The Layout. 15. Application of Computer Simulation and Modeling. 16. Selling the Layout.
Takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. The book also introduces state-of-the-art tools including computer simulation. Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and then rapidly applied to a practical setting.
9780135101292 0135101298
Plant layout.
Materials handling.
Production engineering.
658.23 / S.M.M
Manufacturing facilities design and material handling / Matthew P. Stephens, Fred E. Meyers. - Fourth edition - xxi, 486 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
"International edition"--Cover. Includes index.
1. Introduction to Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling. 2. Sources of Information for Manufacturing Facilities Design. 3. Time Study. 4. Process Design. 5. Flow Analysis Techniques. 6. Activity Relationship Analysis. 7. Ergonomics and Workstation Design Space Requirements. 8. Auxiliary Services Requirement Space. 9. Employee Services-Space Requirements. 10. Material Handling. 11. Material Handling Equipment. 12. Office Layout Techniques and Space Requirements. 13. Area Allocation. 14. Facilities Design-The Layout. 15. Application of Computer Simulation and Modeling. 16. Selling the Layout.
Takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. The book also introduces state-of-the-art tools including computer simulation. Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and then rapidly applied to a practical setting.
9780135101292 0135101298
Plant layout.
Materials handling.
Production engineering.
658.23 / S.M.M