IE425 PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
| Course Code: | 5680425 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. MELTEM PEKER SARHAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will
1. understand and be comfortable with basic modeling issues in facility location and facility logistics.
2. be equipped with facility location and logistics solution approaches.
3. be comfortable with facility design and planning.
Course Content
Introduction to the planning and the design of manufacturing facilities. Organization of data for facilities design. Analysis of production plans and processes to compute equipment and manpower requirements. Identification of production support activities and computation of related facilities requirements. Design of layout and materials handling systems. Facilities location.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will
1.1. build appropriate models for planar or discrete location problems.
1.2. build appropriate models for material handling, storage, or warehouse sytems.
2.1. solve planar or discrete location problems using appropriate approach.
2.2. solve material handling, storage, or warehouse systems problems using appropriate approach.
3.1. design a (global) facility (outside Turkey) by considering equipment, material, transportation, etc. issues.
3.2. design an olympic village, distribution system, or a supply chain, etc. by developing location models.
3.3. develop a block layout using MIP models and heuristics.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | An ability to design, analyze, operate, and improve integrated systems that produce and/or supply products and/or services in an effective, efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner | ✔ | |||
| 9 | An ability to apply critical reason and systems thinking in problem solving and systems design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | An ability to use scientific methods and tools (such as mathematical models, statistical methods and techniques) necessary for industrial engineering practice | ✔ | |||