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23-Ind-A3 Facilities Planning: December 2015

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  1. Question 1 The Facilities Planning Hierarchy, the Facilities Planning Process, and Pitfalls in Plant Site Selection
  2. Question 2 Manufacturing Cell Characteristics, Cell-Layout Trade-offs, and JIT/TQM/TEI Integration
  3. Question 3 Assembly Line Balancing (RPW Technique), Balance Delay, and Balancing-Technique Modifications
  4. Question 4 Production-Quantity Planning With Scrap and Rework, and Computerized Layout Programs
  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 — December 2015 — 98-Ind-A3 Facilities Design. 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) — the facilities-planning hierarchy, the facilities planning process, facility location and plant-site selection, manufacturing cells, machine space and line-balancing models, computerized layout algorithms (CRAFT/CORELAP), and material handling equipment/systems; Niebel & Freivalds, Methods, Standards, and Work Design (13th ed.) — assembly-line balancing (Ranked Positional Weight technique), balance delay, and production-quantity planning with scrap/rework.