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    Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling: Fifth Edition
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    Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling: Fifth Edition

    By Matthew P. Stephens and Fred E. Meyers

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    Designed for junior-and senior-level courses in Plant and Facilities Planning and Manufacturing Systems and Procedures, this textbook is also suitable for graduate-level and two-year college courses. The book takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. It also introduces state-of-the-art tools including computer simulation. Access to Layout-iQ workspace planning software is included for purchasers of the book. Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and then rapidly applied to a practical setting through a detailed case study at the end of the volume. The book systematically leads students through the collection, analysis, and development of information to produce a quality functional plant layout for a lean manufacturing environment. All aspects of facility design, from receiving to shipping, are covered. In the fifth edition of this successful book, previously published by Prentice Hall, numerous updates and corrections have been made. Also, rather than including brief "case-in-point" examples at the end of each chapter, a single, detailed case study is provided that better exposes students to the multiple considerations that need to be taken into account when improving efficiency in a real manufacturing facility. The textbook has enjoyed substantial international adoptions and has been translated into Spanish and Chinese.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPurdue University Press
    Release dateMay 15, 2013
    ISBN9781612492728
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    Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling: Fifth Edition
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    Matthew P. Stephens

    Dr. Matthew P. Stephens is a professor in the School of Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where he conducts his research and teaches courses in total productive maintenance (TPM) management, facilities planning, statistical quality control, and design of experiments (DOE). Stephens holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of Arkansas, with specialization in operations management and statistics. Prior to joining academe, Stephens spent nine years with several manufacturing and business enterprises, including flatbed trailer and washer and dryer manufacturers. He also has been extensively involved as a consultant with a number of major manufacturing companies. Stephens has numerous publications to his credit in the areas of productivity, quality improvements, and lean production systems. He is the author of Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling, Sixth Edition (Purdue University Press, 2019). Stephens has served various professional organizations including the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), and the American Society for Quality, where he attained his training in CQE and Six Sigma.

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