IE 412

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

IE 412

Course Title

Facility Location and Layout

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Senior

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Introduction to the planning and the design of facilities; Analytical methods for facility location and layout analysis; Planar and discrete facility location problems; Assignment problems; Activity and flow analysis; Facility design tools; Warehouse system design; Materials handling systems.

Course Objectives

The course aims to teach modeling various problems in facility location and layout, quantitative and qualitative tools in facility layout. The course aims to introduce various layout design approaches, and basics in warehouse system design and material handling systems.

Software Usage

GAMS, CPLEX

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to; 

1) Formulate mathematical models for the problems in facility location,

2) Solve facility location problems by using programming software,

3) Use quantitative tools to model facility layout problems,

4) Use qualitative tools to model and solve facility layout problems,

5) Analyze the fundamentals of warehouse system design,

6) Discuss tactical and operational warehouse decisions.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Problem Solving Collaborating Case Study/Scenarion Analysis Oral Presentations/Reports Hands-on Activities Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Case Studies / Homework Performance Project (Written, Oral) Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Course Coordinator:

Meltem Peker Sarhan

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Lectures	42
Hands-on Work	30
Exams/Quizzes	40
Case Study Analysis	20
Oral Presentation	13
Total	145

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