| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Sixth Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Have the ability to identify and select the proper analytical procedures for facilities planning applications.
- Have the ability to design the facility and its necessary components incorporating product, process and material handling needs.
- Have the ability to formulate and solve facilities planning problems.
- Have the ability to develop facilities location plan by using quantitative and qualitative techniques.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Introduction to facility and plant planning. Facility planning in supply chain design. Flow layouts for product, process, and product family departments. Formation of manufacturing cells and DCA algorithm, qualitative and quantitative measurements of flow, and relationship diagram. Material handling systems and handling principles, AGV and AS/R systems. Computerized layout plans: CRAFT, MIP, BLOCPLAN, LOGIC, MULTIPLE. Warehouse management and layouts. Evaluation of facility planning projects. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction |
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2nd Week |
Product, Process and Schedule Design |
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3rd Week |
Flow, Space and Activity Relationships |
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4th Week |
Flow, Space and Activity Relationships |
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5th Week |
Personnel Requirements and Space Planning |
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6th Week |
Layouts |
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7th Week |
Layouts |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Facilities Planning Models: MIP approach and Graph-Based Methods |
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10th Week |
Materials Handling |
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11th Week |
Warehouse Operations |
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12th Week |
Computer - Aided Layout |
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13th Week |
Facilities Planning Model |
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14th Week |
Facilities Planning Model |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Tompkins, White, Bozer, Tanchoco, (2003) Facilities Planning, John-Wiley&Sons, Inc. NJ. ISBN: 0-471-41389-5;
Francis, McGinnis,White, (1992) Facility Layout and Location: An Analytical Approach, Prentice-Hall, NJ. ISBN: 0-13-299231-0;
Goldratt and Cox, (2009) The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, North River Press Publishing Corporation, ISBN: 088427-061-0
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Case Study
- Problem Solving
- Questions/Answers
- Project
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Quiz |
1 |
15 |
| Project |
1 |
20 |
| Attendance |
1 |
5 |
| Total(%) |
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65 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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65 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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35 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Total Work Load | 135 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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