Title: (Optional) Develop a plan for a facility to produce a specified product.
Course: Production Systems (13101-18) > Section: Examining the Designed World

Development of a facility plan, given a manufacturing system and product, should consist of

- investigating the regulations of the locality related to the manufacturing of the product
- selecting operations
- determining product vs. process orientation
- sequencing operations
- tooling
- designing plant layout
- creating a materials handling system (e.g., scheduling materials procurement, storing in adequate space, putting into production)
- standardizing where possible (even across different products)
- future-proofing the facility to changes in demand or product mix.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is a flow process chart used to develop a production schedule?
- What are factors to consider before "tooling up" for production?
- What factors should be considered when preparing a plant layout?
- How is the handling of scrap, waste, and re-work facilitated?
- What is the difference between a pre-material and post-material handling system?
- What is the difference between just-in-time materials procurement and a continuous system?