Facilities and Process Planning

Course Code: MEE1018

Dr. R. Mohan
Associate Professor
SMBS
 TOPICS

• Course Details

• Introduction To Facilities and Process Planning

Course Details
 Course Details
L 3 Three lecture hours per week
T 0 No Tutorial Pre-requisite : NIL
P 0 No lab
J 0 No Project Component Slot G2+S5+S6
C 3 Total credit for this course

Item Description Marks (%)

Mon: 3.00 pm – 3.50pm CAT 1 15

CAT 2 15
Tue : 4.00 pm – 4.50pm
FAT 40
Wed: 5.00 pm – 5.50pm
Digital Assignments / 30
Thu: No Class Quiz
Fri : 7.00 pm – 7.50pm Total 100
Sat : 7.00 pm – 7.50pm
 Course Objectives

• To empower the students to be prepared with

planning the facilities and plant layouts, learning
about strategies of advanced material handling
techniques, and selection of site locations.

• Also aims to explore the layout planning by computer

applications following different algorithms.
 Expected Course Outcome
At the end of the course, the students will be able to :
• Understand the importance of process planning in
manufacturing environments.
• Select appropriate location for establishing industrial plants by
applying the concepts of location selection.
• Plan and design plant and production layouts through basic
strategies and with computer applications.
• Identify and analyse the problems in the existing layout/
material handling system and shall be able to the optimize the
layout/ material handling system
• Develop algorithms for new planning layouts for typical
applications in the industries and suggesting appropriate
material handling strategies in the industries.
 Student Learning Outcome (SLO)

SLO 2: Having a clear understanding of the subject

related concepts and of contemporary issues

SLO 12: Having adaptive thinking and adaptability

SLO 17: Having an ability to use techniques, skills

and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice
Syllabus
Syllabus
Syllabus
Syllabus
 Course Plan

Module 1, 2 & 3 CAT-1 (as per schedule)

Module 4, 5 & 6 CAT-2 (As per schedule)

Module 7 & Contemporary Discussion  FAT

Exam (As per schedule)

Digital Assignment1: Before CAT1

Digital Assignment2: Before CAT2
Digital Assignment3 / Quiz: Before FAT
 Question Paper Pattern

CAT-I & CAT-II (50 Marks)

Part A (4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
Part B (3 x 10 = 30 Marks)

FAT Exam (100 Marks)

Part A (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
Part B (4 x 15 = 60 Marks)

Note: Any change in question pattern will be communicated in advance

 Faculty Details

Dr. R. Mohan
Associate Professor
SMBS

Cabin Location: #14, AB1, 4th Floor,

SMBS Office

Contact#: 9884216335
Email ID: mohan.r@vit.ac.in
Introduction
 Introduction

Facilities can be broadly defined as buildings where people,

material, and machines come together for a stated purpose –
typically to make a tangible product or provide a service.
Introduction
 Introduction

Facilities Planning
 Introduction

Facilities Planning

Facility planning is the process of planning a factory from

the first idea up to the start of production. The process is
systematic and task oriented, structured in phases, and
carried out with methods and tools.

CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering

 Introduction

Fields of Facility Planning

 Introduction

The starting point of each facility planning is a

strategy, which determines the long-term production
concept based on a vision and mission as part of the
corporate planning frame.

Vision: A description of where you are headed

Mission: How to accomplish the vision

 Introduction
Facilities Planning (FP) can be applied to planning of:
• a new hospital,
• an assembly department,
• an existing warehouse,
• the baggage department in an airport,
• a production plant,
• a retail store,
• a dormitory,
• a bank,
• an office,
• a cinema,
• a parking lot or any portion of these activities etc…
Hierarchy of Facilities Planning

Facilities Planning Hierarchy

 Hierarchy of Facilities Planning

Facilities Planning for Manufacturing and Office Facilities

 Hierarchy of Facilities Planning

Facilities Planning for Hospital and Emergency Room

 Size of the
investment
makes
important

Spent annually on new facilities in USA

 Significance of Facilities Planning
Opportunities?....

Material handling cost : 20 to 50% of total expenses in manufacturing sector

Effective facilities planning: 10 to 30% reduction is possible!

 Significance of Facilities Planning
Opportunities?....
 Significance of Facilities Planning
Opportunities?....

Increase productivity / Reduce cost

Reduce or eliminate all activities
– Unnecessary or wasteful
Operational Update – Efficient & Effectiveness
Continuous Re-layout / Rearrangement
Employee Health & Safety
Minimize hazardous equipment
Update Healthful working conditions as per law

Energy conservation 
update to efficient equipment
 Objective of Facilities Planning

• Objectives of Facilities Location

• Minimize components of deliver-to customer costs
that depend on location

• Objectives of Facilities Design

• Flexibility
• Capital Minimization
• Material Handling
• Integration
• Safety & Workers Satisfaction
 Facilities Planning Process
Traditionally, the ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS (EDP) can be
applied (similar to problem solving approach).

It consists of following 6 steps:

• Define the problem,
• Analyze the problem,
• Generate alternative designs,
• Evaluate the alternatives,
• Select the preferred design,
• Implement the design
 Facilities Planning Process
Applying the engineering design process to facilities planning
results in the following process:
Facilities Planning Process
Strategic Facilities Planning

The plan is nothing, but

planning is everything
Dwight D Eisenhower
 Strategic Facilities Planning

Business strategy is the firm's working plan for

achieving its vision, prioritizing objectives, competing
successfully, and optimizing financial performance
with its business model.

The choice of objectives is the heart of the strategy, but a

complete approach also describes precisely how the firm
plans to meet these objectives. As a result, the strategy
explains in practical terms how the firm differentiates itself
from competitors, how it earns revenues, and where it
earns margins.
 Strategic Facilities Planning

Business strategy is the firm's working plan for

achieving its vision, prioritizing objectives, competing
successfully, and optimizing financial performance
with its business model.

The choice of objectives is the heart of the strategy, but a

complete approach also describes precisely how the firm
plans to meet these objectives. As a result, the strategy
explains in practical terms how the firm differentiates itself
from competitors, how it earns revenues, and where it
earns margins.
 Strategic Facilities Planning
Strategies Reflect the Firm's Strengths, Vulnerabilities,
Resources, and Opportunities. And, They also Reflect the
Firm's Competitors and Its Market.

Many different strategies and business models are possible, even for
companies in the same industry selling similar products or services.

Southwest Airlines (in the US) and Ryan Air (in Europe),
for instance, have strategies based on providing low-cost
transportation.

The approach for Singapore Airlines focuses instead on

brand image for luxury and quality service. In competitive
industries, each firm formulates a strategy it believes it can
exploit.
 Strategic Facilities Planning

An effective strategic facility plan can help a

company reach its financial performance and

productivity goals by integrating near- and

long-term facility planning with the

organization’s business plan.

 Strategic Facilities Planning
The concept of Strategic Facilities Planning (“SFP”) was first developed for the
General Electric Corporation by George T. Heery in 1982. The basic concept of
Strategic Facilities Planning is that of strategic planning related to facilities and
real estate being an extension or component of an organization’s periodic
business/institutional planning

Strategic Facilities Planning

as a Component of

the Business Plan

Sharon K. Mount
Strategic Facilities Planning
 Strategic Facilities Planning

A strategic facility plan (SFP) is defined as a two-to-

five year facilities plan encompassing an entire
portfolio of owned and/or leased space that sets
strategic facility goals based on the organization’s
strategic (business) objectives.

The strategic facilities goals, in turn, determine short-

term tactical plans, including prioritization of, and
funding for, annual facility related projects.
Strategic Facilities Planning
Strategic Facilities Planning
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