Facilities Planning and Design

  1. Flow Systems and Activity Relationships
    1. Material Flow Analysis
      1. Types of Flow Patterns
        1. Straight Line
          1. Applications and Advantages
            1. Design Considerations
            2. U-Shaped
              1. Applications and Advantages
                1. Space Efficiency Benefits
                2. S-Shaped
                  1. Applications and Advantages
                    1. Multi-Level Applications
                    2. W-Shaped
                      1. Applications and Advantages
                        1. Complex Product Flows
                        2. Circular Flow
                          1. Continuous Process Applications
                          2. Network Flow
                            1. Multi-Path Routing
                          3. Flow Measurement
                            1. From-To Charts
                              1. Constructing From-To Charts
                                1. Interpreting Flow Data
                                  1. Flow Volume Analysis
                                  2. Flow Process Charts
                                    1. Recording Material Movements
                                      1. Identifying Redundant Movements
                                        1. Distance and Time Analysis
                                      2. Flow Analysis Techniques
                                        1. Flow Intensity Mapping
                                          1. Critical Flow Path Identification
                                            1. Flow Balancing Methods
                                          2. Activity Relationship Analysis
                                            1. Relationship Charting (REL Chart)
                                              1. Defining Relationship Codes
                                                1. Assigning Closeness Ratings
                                                  1. Reason Code Development
                                                  2. Closeness Ratings
                                                    1. Criteria for Closeness
                                                      1. Impact on Layout Decisions
                                                        1. Quantitative Rating Methods
                                                        2. Relationship Diagramming (Adjacency Graph)
                                                          1. Creating Adjacency Graphs
                                                            1. Using Graphs in Layout Planning
                                                              1. Graph Optimization Techniques
                                                              2. Activity Relationship Diagram (ARD)
                                                                1. ARD Construction Methods
                                                                  1. Template Development
                                                                    1. Constraint Integration

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                                                                5. Space Requirements and Area Allocation