Mechanical & Industrial Engrg 544 - Layout and Design

To examine the fundamental relationships between the organization of the workplace, the flow of people, materials, parts and information, and the optimal performance of these system components. Manufacturing and service organizations require that undergraduates of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research curriculum be grounded in the fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques for planning, design, and analysis of the physical environment and configuration of systems along with the ability to evaluate the dynamic interchanges which interrelates the system components.

In addition to the general nature of the problem of facilities planning and design and simulation modelling
and analysis, the following special topics are covered:
Product Selection, Bills of Materials, Assembly Planning
Material Handling Systems Design and Analysis
Systematic Layout Planning Methodology
Quadratic Assignment Models (Algorithms/Heuristics)
Work Cell design and Cellular Manufacturing
Warehouse Layout and Design
Assembly Line design and analysis
Site Planning & Location Modelling

Undergraduate/Graduate standing along with an introductory course in Probability and Statistics such as MIE 273, Math/Stat 520 or equivalent.