Manufacturing Facilities

From plant layout and materials handling to quality function deployment and design considerations, this book explores topics crucial to the efficiency of a well-planned facility. This third edition of a classic provides the information and analytical tools necessary to move from product designs to production plans and then details planning techniques needed to build a manufacturing facility where safety, efficiency, and profit are interdependent. It covers Lean manufacturing, supply chain effects, aggregate planning, scheduling, resource planning, machine layout models, economic evaluation of processes, and information technology and includes mathematical methods and problems.