Facilities planning / James A. Tompkins, John A. White, Yavuz A. Bozer and J.M.A. Tanchoco.

Includes index.

Part One. Defining Requirements: -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Product, Process and Schedule Design -- Chapter Three. Flow Systems, Activity relationships, and space Requirements -- Chapter four. Personal requirements -- Part Two. Developing Alternatives; Concepts and techniques -- Appendix five B. Material handling Equipment: -- Chapter Six. Layout planning models and design algorithms -- Part three. Facility design for various facilities functions: -- Chapter Seven. Warehouse operations -- Chapter Eight. Manufacturing systems -- Chapter Nine. Facilities Systems -- Part Four.Developing alternatives: quantitative approaches: -- Chapter ten. Quantitative facilities planning models -- Chapter five. Evaluating,Selecting, Preparing, Presenting, Implementing and Maintaining: -- Chapter Eleven. Evaluating and selecting the facilities plan -- Chapter Twelve. Preparing -- Presenting -- Implementing and Maintaining the facilities plan -- Index.

"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. It takes a more global perspective while incorporating new case studies to show how the information is applied in the field. Many of the chapters have been streamlined as well to focus on the most relevant topics. All of this will help engineers approach facilities planning with creativity and precision."