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The document provides an introduction to facilities design and facility layout. It defines key terms like facilities, facility planning, and different types of facility layouts for manufacturing, offices, retail, and warehouses. The document also outlines the typical steps involved in the facility design process.

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1.IENG4445 Introduction

The document provides an introduction to facilities design and facility layout. It defines key terms like facilities, facility planning, and different types of facility layouts for manufacturing, offices, retail, and warehouses. The document also outlines the typical steps involved in the facility design process.

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Facilities Design – An

Introduction

IENG 4445 – Facilities Design


Ch.1 and Overview of Tompkins, White,
Bozer, and Tanchoco
Facility - 1

 Definition (Cambridge Dictionary of


American English)
 facility (BUILDING) noun [C] 
 a place, esp. including buildings, where a
particular activity happens 
The new sports facility has a swimming pool.
 facility (ABILITY) noun [U]
 an ability or skill at doing something 
His facility for memorizing dates was astonishing.
Facility - 2
 Types of Facilities
 Hospitals (IWK, QE II)
 Malls (Halifax Shopping Center, Mic Mac Mall)
 Drug Stores (Shoppers, Lawtons)
 Retail Stores (BestBuy, Walmart, Bay)
 Grocery Stores (Sobey’s, Atlantic Superstore)
 Airports, Bus terminals, Train stations, and more
 Manufacturing (Pratt and Whitney, Michelin)
 Warehousing (NSLC, Amazon)
Facilities Planning - 1

 Definition
 Location and design of a facility
 Design Objectives
 Why is the facility required?
 Where should the facility be located?

 What should the facility do?

 How should the facility do it?

 Who is responsible for the facility?


Facilities Planning - 2
 Design Steps
 Ideal placement of a facility in a supply chain (wide
geographic region)
 Detailed design of the facility
 Facility systems design (structure, lighting, electrical,
sanitation, etc.)
 Layout design (arrangement of equipment, machinery,
and furnishings within building envelope)
 Material handling design (design of mechanisms for
transfer of material)
Facilities Design

 Thus, Facilities Planning = Facilities


Location + Facilities Design

 Facilities Location IENG 4579


(Supply Chain Management)

 Facilities Design IENG 4445 (this


class)
Introduction to Facility Layout
 Definition
 Physical arrangement of equipment and
accessories within a facility
 Goals
 Optimum utilization of space
 Ease of use
 Efficiency (measured by cost, number of trips, etc.)
 Containment of hazards
 Provision for safety of occupants and community
The Facility Design Process - 1
 Investigation (1)
 Define or Redefine the objective of the facility
 Specify primary and support activities
 Data Collection (2)
 Determine interrelationships between departments
(flow, importance, etc.)
 Determine space requirements
 Determine personnel requirements
 Determine material handling requirements
The Facility Design Process - 2
 Design (3)
 Generate alternative facilities plans
 Evaluate alternative facilities plans

 Select a facilities plan

 Implementation (4)
 Implement the plan
 Maintain and adapt the facilities plan

 Redefine the objectives of the facility

 Go back to Investigation (1)


Importance of Planning
Cost of Making Design Changes
During a Project
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Types of Layouts
 Manufacturing
 Process
 Cellular
 Product
 Fixed

 Office (Open, Closed)


 Retail
 Warehouse/DC (Dedicated, Random,
FIFO, LIFO, etc.)
Types of Layouts
 Retail
 Apple store, Single vs. multiple stores, Departmental (IKEA is
extreme), Costco, Shoes/clothing/accessories/The Source/
 Restaurants
 Aspects: Take away only, Self-serve kiosks, trucks, drive-through
 Dine-in with service
 Cafeteria style
 Fast-food
 McDonald’s
 Subway/Quiznos
 Tim Horton’s (hybrid of the two above)

 Groceries
 Bulk barn, Superstore/Sobey’s, Pete’s, Farmer’s market
Types of Layouts
 Office (Open, Closed)
 Open
 Sales, Engr. , Startups, Call Centres, Japan, IT, Trendier
companies,
 Closed
 IT, Engr., R&D, Doctor’s and lawyers, CEOs
 Semi-Open
 Call centres, Banks, Government
 Retail
 Warehouse/DC (Dedicated, Random, FIFO,
LIFO, etc.)

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