LOG904-163 Facilities Design (Autumn 2020)

ECTS Credits:
2.5
Responsible faculty:
Avdeling for logistikk
Campus:
Molde
Course Leader:
Homayoun Shaabani
Teaching language:
English
Study level:
Master
Duration:
½ year
Schedule (TP) Reading list (Leganto)

Table of contents

Contents

There are three logistical drivers (facilities, inventory, and transportation) and three cross-functional drivers (information, sourcing, and pricing) which determine the performance of any supply chain. The focus of the current seminar is on “facilities”. Facilities planning consider “facilities design” and “facilities location” and the current seminar will mostly cover facilities design; however, some topics about facilities location are covered as well.

Topics covered:

  1. Introduction to facility design
  2. Product, process & schedule design
  3. Process & material flow analysis
  4. Facility layout
  5. Materials handling
  6. Storage & warehousing
  7. Introduction to location models

The course is connected to the following study programs

Recommended knowledge

General knowledge about supply chain management and basic mathematics.

The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam

After completing the seminar students are expected to learn basics of facilities design in a qualitative manner and be familiarized with facilities location in a quantitative manner. Thus, students are expected to get familiar with different qualitative and quantitative aspects of “facilities” element as one of the logistical drivers of the supply chain.

Forms of teaching and learning

Lectures together with homework assignments will form the learning process.

Exam

Form of assessment: Home assessment

  • Proportion: 30%
  • Duration: -
  • Grouping: Individual
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Support material: All printed and written supporting material

Form of assessment: Home assessment

  • Proportion: 70%
  • Duration: -
  • Grouping: Individual
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Support material: All printed and written supporting material

Pensum

The seminar is based on the following three books.

 

[1] Sunderesh S. Heragu, Facilities Design, 4th Edition, CRC Press, 2016.

 

[2] Robert F. Love, J. James G. Morris, George O. Wesolowsky, Facilities Location: Models & Methods, North-Holland, 1988.

 

[3] James A. Tompkins, John A. White, Yavuz A. Bozer, J. M. A. Tanchoco, J. Trevino, Facilities Planning, second edition, Wiley, 1996.

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