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23-Ind-A3 Facilities Planning: May 2015

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  1. Question 1 The Facilities Planning Hierarchy, the Facilities Planning Process, and Circumstances Requiring a Layout Study
  2. Question 2 Progressive vs. Non-Progressive Layout, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, and Automated Storage/Retrieval
  3. Question 3 Machine Space Requirements, and Assembly Line Balancing by the Ranked Positional Weight (RPW) Technique
  4. Question 4 Operator-Paced Line Speed, and Computerized Layout Programs (CRAFT/CORELAP)
  5. Question 5 Buffer Design in Flow Lines, and Muther's Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) Procedure
  6. Question 6 Traditional vs. Contemporary Manufacturing, Just-in-Time, and Sources of Waste
  7. Question 7 Material Handling Equipment Characteristics, and Facility Design for a Fertilizer Bagging Operation

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National Exams — May 2015 — 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) — the facilities-planning hierarchy, the facilities planning process, layout types, computer-integrated manufacturing and automated storage/retrieval, machine space requirements, Muther's Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) procedure, computerized layout algorithms (CRAFT/CORELAP), and material handling equipment; Niebel & Freivalds, Niebel’s Methods, Standards, and Work Design (13th ed.) — assembly-line balancing (Ranked Positional Weight technique), buffer/decoupling design, operator-paced line speed, JIT and lean/waste-elimination concepts.