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Instructor's Manual for
Facilities Design and Plant Layout

Copyright © September 12, 2022 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.

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ISBN: 978-1737068051
Type of Book: Hardcover
Book Size: 6 inches by 9 inches
Number of Pages: 442
Normal Price: $84.95

Note 1: This Instructor's Manual has a "hardcover" instead of a "paperback cover." Therefore it is more expensive than a paperback book.

Note 2: This Instructor's Manual contains discussion questions and assignment problems for each chapter in the book "Facilities Design and Plant Layout."

Note 3: This Instructor's Manual does not repeat the information that appears in each of the chapters in the book "Facilities Design and Plant Layout." This Instructor's Manual is a supplement to the original book for academic teaching purposes.

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Book Description on Amazon.com

My other book, "Facilities Design and Plant Layout," was written to be a concise reference book for engineering professionals and it does not contain discussion questions and problem assignments at the end of each chapter.

This Instructor's Manual was written to be a companion to the above book. This Instructor's Manual does not repeat the information in the above book. Instead, this Instructor's Manual contains discussion questions and problem assignments for each chapter in the above book.

This Instructor's Manual could be used in conjunction with my book "Facilities Design and Plant Layout." to teach a course in Facilities Design in all the following scenarios:
1. College Course: This Instructor's Manual could be used by a qualified instructor to teach an engineering course in "Facilities Design and Plant Layout" for credit towards an engineering degree at a college or university.
2. Continuing Education Course: This Instructor's Manual could be used to teach a continuing education seminar for engineers, managers, or other individuals who need to be able to correctly apply facility design and plant layout concepts.
3. Company Sponsored Seminar: This Instructor's Manual could be used by a company trainer to teach a company sponsored seminar to company employees so those employees could learn how to correctly apply the concepts of facilities design and plant layout in their company.
4. Home Self-Study Course: This Instructor's Manual could be used by a self-motivated individual who wishes to learn the correct way to apply the concepts of facilities design and plant layout.

The following companies and products are used consistently in this Instructor's Manual from Chapter Four through Chapter Twenty-Four:
1. Fast Food Restaurant (Burritos).
2. Leather Carrying Case for a Mobile Phone.
3. Automobile Garage (Front End Alignment).
4. Wood Wall Shelf with 2 Wood Brace Supports (Unassembled).

Two of the above are service organizations (a restaurant and an automobile garage) and two of the above are manufacturing companies (leather carrying case and wood wall shelf). The above options allow an instructor to use a different business or product to teach this course each time the instructor teaches the course.

Each time an instructor teaches this course the instructor should use the same business or product beginning in Chapter Four and continuing to the end of Chapter Twenty-Four. The reason is because the concepts in each of the chapters have an impact on the concepts in other chapters. By using the same product consistently in all the different chapters the students will be able to better visualize how their decisions on one assignment actually impact their answers on other assignments. This will better prepare students to be more effective engineers for their future employer because the students will more clearly understand the impact their current recommendations can have on other important functions within their company. In other words, they will be less likely to make a decision with all their attention focused on the one problem they are currently trying to solve. Instead, they will understand the potential impact that their current recommendation can have on the success of the entire company.

This Instructor's Manual was written so it could be understood by engineers, managers, supervisors, and other individuals who desire to enhance their knowledge on how to correctly apply the concepts of facilities design and plant layout.

There are no complimentary free copies of this Instructor's Manual available to any university, organization, or individual. If you suspect that this Instructor's Manual may be of use to you in whatever application you intend to use it, then you will need to purchase a copy from Amazon.

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Table of Contents

Discussion Questions and Assignment Problems for the Following Topics:

Chapter		Page
1	Introduction	1
2	The Facilities Planning Process and a Feasibility Study	9
3	The First Critical Decision: The Choice of a Product	13
4	Product Examples	21
5	Product Decisions	41
6	Forecasting Techniques	83
7	Inventory Management	91
8	Warehouses and Material Handling Systems	107
9	Optimization of Space and Total Costs	127
10	Operation Process Charts	139
11	The Manufacturing Process	153
12	Workstation Layouts for Manufacturing Operations	159
13	Work Measurement	175
14	Scrap Loss, Equipment, and Labor	193
15	Employee Service Areas and Offices	203
16	Activity Relationships and Block Diagrams	209
17	Plant Layout	221
18	Facility Location and Site Selection Criteria	233
19	Plot Plan or Site Plan	251
20	Cost of Goods Sold and Overhead Allocation Methods	263
21	Income Statement, Balance Sheet, ROI, Sensitivity	279
22	Implementation Timetable	289
23	Feasibility Study and Formal Report	301
24	Professional Presentations	379
25	Computer Systems and Computer Software	423
26	Academic Approach versus a Practical Approach	424
	Appendix: Reference Tables and Product Information	425
	Index	435
	About the Author	438

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