Sule, D. R.

Manufacturing facilities : location, planning, and design / Dileep R. Sule. - 3rd ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - 799 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Product Development. Automation. Production Charts and Systems. Requirements and Selection of Machines. Building, Organization, Communications, and Selected Support Requirements. Material Handling: Principles and Equipment Description. Material Handling: Equipment Selection. Material Handling: Flow Lines, Grouping, and Packing. Storage and Warehousing. Plant and Office Layout: Conventional Approach. Computer-Aided Plant Layout. Simultaneous Development of Plant Layout and Material Handling. Plant Site Selection and Service (support) Considerations. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems. Basic Facility Location Problems. Location Analysis with Fixed Costs. Continuous Facility Location.

9781420044225 1420044222

2008017803


Factories--Design and construction.
Factories--Location.

TS177 / .S84 2009

658.2