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MATERIALS HANDLING
Course Overview: Improvements to plant layouts and material handling systems
used by workers are key to minimizing waste with improved
performance and productivity.
Prerequisites: NONE
Organizational Structure of Course:
Relevance to Dept/University Mission:
This course is designed for the third year student specializing in the field of Industrial/Manufacturing
Engineering. It is a core Industrial Engineering disciplines and presents the basic principles and
criteria underlying successful design of facilities layout to maximise product throughput and
handling. It also provides the engineering student with concepts to better appreciate the principles
of Lean Manufacturing.
Persons interested in working as an Industrial Engineering practitioner will benefit, over the duration
of this course, from the knowledge governing facilities layout, planning and materials handling.
Instructor information**
Professor:
Name: PROFESSOR. Winston G. Lewis
Office Address: Block 1, Room 224
Tel. Contact #: 662 2002 Ext. 3181
Office Hours: 9.00am to 12.00noon –Tuesday to Friday
Can be contacted at above address/ telephone extension for face to face appointments
Goals/Aims**
To provide Industrial Engineering students with a body of techniques and procedures to
effectively develop plant layouts and select material handling systems.
General Objectives**
Students who successfully pursue this course should be able to:
Observe and analyse manufacturing processes;
Develop the optimal flow for materials throughout a facility
Identify and select the correct types of material handling equipment to be used in a
manufacturing facility
Integrate the plant layout and material handling functions to minimise production costs in
manufacturing facilities.
Course Assessment**
Assessment Instruments Duration/Composition Weighting
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Teaching Strategies**
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Resources**
Recommended Texts
Name: Manufacturing Facilities: Location, Planning and Design
Author: D. R. Sule
Edition: 2nd Edition
Class Notes
Internet URLs
http://myelearning.uwi.edu
Readings
Course Calendar: **
WEEK TOPIC
1 INTRODUCTION TO PLANT LAYOUT AND MATERIALS HANDLING
2 PLANT LAYOUT
3 PLANT LAYOUT - continued
4 PLANT LAYOUT - continued
5 COMPUTER-AIDED PLANT LAYOUT
6 STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING
7 MATERIALS HANDLING
8 MATERIALS HANDLING - continued
9 COURSEWORK EXAMINATION
10 MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEMS
11 BELT SYSTEM DESIGN
12 MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEMS DESIGN
13 TUTORIAL
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