Program Overview

Facilities Planning and Warehousing

Description

The Facilities Planning and Warehousing course focuses on the design of facilities for the most efficient flow and storage of raw materials, work-in-process, and completed stock through a workplace. Topics covered include facilities layout planning models, space-activity relationships, materials handling, storage, and warehousing in relation to trends toward reduced inventory, smaller lot sizes, and just-in-time production using current modeling and analysis tools.

Course Details

• Course period: 13/01/25
• Discipline: Management Science & Engineering

Course Content

The course explores the following areas:

• Facilities layout planning models
• Space-activity relationships
• Materials handling
• Storage
• Warehousing
• Trends toward reduced inventory
• Smaller lot sizes
• Just-in-time production
• Current modeling and analysis tools