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