Facilities Planning and Design

5.

Space Requirements and Area Allocation

5.1.

Determining Space Needs

5.1.1.

Production Areas

5.1.1.1.

Space for Equipment and Machinery

5.1.1.2.

Workstation Layouts

5.1.1.3.

Aisle and Access Requirements

5.1.1.4.

Safety Clearances

5.1.2.

5.1.2.1.

Maintenance and Tool Rooms

5.1.2.2.

Storage and Inventory Areas

5.1.2.3.

Quality Control Labs

5.1.2.4.

Shipping and Receiving

5.1.3.

Office and Administrative Areas

5.1.3.1.

Office Space Planning

5.1.3.2.

Meeting and Conference Rooms

5.1.3.3.

Reception Areas

5.1.4.

Personnel Services

5.1.4.1.

Locker Rooms and Restrooms

5.1.4.2.

Cafeterias and Break Areas

5.1.4.3.

Training Facilities

5.1.4.4.

5.2.

Space Calculation Methods

5.2.1.

Production Center Method

5.2.1.1.

Calculating Space per Production Center

5.2.1.2.

Machine Footprint Analysis

5.2.2.

Converting Method

5.2.2.1.

Converting Output to Space Requirements

5.2.2.2.

Production Rate Correlations

5.2.3.

Ratio Trend and Projection Method

5.2.3.1.

Historical Data Analysis

5.2.3.2.

Forecasting Future Space Needs

5.2.3.3.

Industry Benchmarking

5.2.4.

Space Standards Development

5.2.4.1.

Corporate Space Standards

5.2.4.2.

Regulatory Requirements

5.3.

Area Allocation Diagramming

5.3.1.

Stacking Plan (for multi-story facilities)

5.3.1.1.

Vertical Space Allocation

5.3.1.2.

Floor-by-Floor Planning

5.3.1.3.

Vertical Transportation

5.3.2.

Block Layout Generation

5.3.2.1.

Creating Block Diagrams

5.3.2.2.

Iterative Refinement of Block Layouts

5.3.2.3.

Constraint Satisfaction

5.3.3.

Space Relationship Diagrams

5.3.3.1.

Adjacency Requirements

5.3.3.2.

Separation Requirements

5.3.3.3.

Flexibility Considerations

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