ISYE 4425:Facilities Planning & Material Handling

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ISYE 3450 and Engineering Standing
This course explores fundamental concepts, theory, and procedures for the study of facilities design and location; physical layout; material flow principles; and material handling. Product design, process planning, and schedule design are integrated through the development of analytical procedures and use of Visio layout planning software to enhance the decision-making process in the design, rationalization and improvement of factory and office layouts. The knowledge learned in this course is integrated with knowledge from selected related courses to develop a laboratory design project by students working in teams.