COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Facility Design and Plant Layout INE 321 Fall-Spring 03+00+00 Elective 3 6
Academic Unit: Industrial Engineering
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: No
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: This course aims to introduce the students on how to design and analyze of a manufacturing system which aims to produce a product or products. For this purpose, the engineering methods are taught through a project and classes.
Course Contents: Introduction to manufacturing facilities design and materials handling, sources of information for manufacturing facilities design, time study, process design, flow analysis techniques, activity-relationship analysis, ergonomics and workstation design space requirements, auxiliary services requirement space, employee services – space requirements, material handling systems, material handling equipment, office layout techniques and space requirements, area allocation, facilities design – the layout.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- To introduce the concepts and procedures of planning and designing a facility, and learn the sources of information for manufacturing facilities design.
  • 2- To develop an understanding of method and time study.
  • 3- To develop an understanding of process design.
  • 4- To gain experience in flow analysis techniques.
  • 5- To gain experience in activity-relationship analysis
  • 6- To develop an understanding of area allocation (space requirements).
  • 7- To develop an understanding of the different material handling systems and equipment.
  • 8- To complete an industrial project
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Powerpoint slides: Lecture notes and cases


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
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 Flow Analysis Techniques
7 Activity-Relationship Analysis
8 Activity-Relationship Analysis
9 Auxiliary Services Requirement Space
10 Material Handling Systems
11 Material Handling Systems
12 Material Handling Equipment
13 Office Layout Techniques and Space Requirements
14 Area Location Facilities Design - The Layout


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

1. Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling by F. E. Meyers, M.P. Stephens, 3rd Ed., 2005, ISBN: 0-13-112535-4

2. Instructor’s Manual, Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Homework Assignments 2 30
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 20
Final Exam 1 50
Total: 4 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)14570
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes11515
Final Exam12525
Total Workload (hour):152


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

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