Course Code & Number
BA 474
Course Title
Facilities Planning and Design
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: BA 202
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Process design. Systems design. Associated plant layout. Material- handling and storage systems design. Required resource examination. Cost analysis techniques. Inventory management.
Course Objectives
The main aim of this course is to introduce the components, processes, operations and principles of a manufacturing or service facility. The students will assess the objectives, constraints, performance criteria in the design of facilities. Optimization tools will be used to model and plan these systems.
Software Usage
Students will use linear and integer programming software such as Lindo, Gams, Cplex to work on their weekly assignments about 2 hours a week.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Discover the manufacturing and service facilities and the integrated production and distribution processes
2. Assess the objectives, constraints, performance criteria in facilities design and planning
3. Identify the analytical support tools and their advantages
4. Develop the ability to use to define, model, formulate and solve real life production and logistics problems
5. Discuss the role of software usage for competitive advantage
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Predict-Observe-Explain
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Simulation & Games
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Manufacturing Facilities - Location, Planning, and Design, D.R. Sule, 3th edition, CRC Press, 2008.
Required Reading
1. Facilities Planning, J.A. Tompkins, J.A. White, Y.A. Bozer and J.M.A. Tanchoco J.M.A., 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Case Study Analysis |
40 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
