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23-Ind-A3 Facilities Planning: May 2014

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  1. Question 1 Facilities Design Alternatives, Material Flow Planning Principles, and Physical Distribution Resources
  2. Question 2 Manufacturing Cell Characteristics, Cell-Layout Trade-offs, and JIT/TQM/TEI Integration
  3. Question 3 Machine Space Requirements, and Assembly Line Balancing (RPW Technique)
  4. Question 4 Operator-Paced Line Speed, and Computerized Layout Programs (CRAFT/CORELAP)
  5. Question 5 Materials Handling Concept, the Materials Handling Equation, and System Design Steps
  6. Question 6 Material Handling System Design, Shipping/Receiving, and Handling Equipment Characteristics
  7. Question 7 Centralizing vs. Decentralizing Tool and Gauge Cribs, and a Consolidation Feasibility Study

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National Exams — May 2014 — 98-Ind-A3 Facilities Planning. Three-hour, closed-book exam (Casio or Sharp approved calculator only); any five of the seven questions constitute a complete paper and only the first five answered in the answer book are marked — all seven are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts: Tompkins, White, Bozer & Tanchoco, Facilities Planning (4th ed., Wiley) — facilities design alternatives, material flow planning, activity relationships, machine space determination, material handling systems and the materials handling equation, computerized layout (CRAFT/CORELAP), and tool-crib centralization; Niebel & Freivalds, Niebel’s Methods, Standards, and Work Design (13th ed.) — assembly-line balancing (Ranked Positional Weight technique) and operator-paced line speed.