ENGR 4301 - Facilities Design

ENGR 5379 – INEN 4379 – Facilities Design

Last Update: July 21, 2004 at 3:16 p.m.

Announcements:

Class #	Day	Date	Topics Planned
1	TH	July 8	Introduced me and course, determine course expectations, Introduction, Read pp. 1-27 for a quiz July 12 2004
2	M	July 12	Lego game, Read pp. 30-56 for a quiz July 13, 2004
3	T	July 13	Strategic Facilities Planning, Product, Process and Schedule Design,, Read pp. 56-71 for a quiz July 14, 2004
4	W	July 14	Process Documentation, Process Improvement, Lego Assignment Due July 26, 2004
5	TH	July 15	Layout Strategies, Read pp. 79-98 for July 19, 2004, Read pp. 98-119 for a quiz July 19, 2004
6	M	July 19	Measuring Flow, Systematic Layout Planning, Office Layout Assignment – Due July 27, 2004
7	T	July 20	Material Handling, Kitchen assignment – Due July 27, 2004, Kitchen Layout
8	W	July 21	Review of material handling devices and applications
9	TH	July 22	Review of basic data needs, planning phases and Layout Methods
10	M	July 26	Review for Test 1. Work suggested problems. Suggested Problems for Test 1 , Read pp. 401-428 for Warehouse lecture 1
11	T	July 27	Warehouse Operations – Start of Test 2 material, Read pp. 428-457 for Warehouse lecture 2, Read pp.298-320 for Layout lecture,
12	W	July 28	Layout, Facility Location
13	TH	July 29	Test 1, Bring one 8x11.5 inch page of hand written notes to the test,
14	M	Aug. 2	Tour of American Valve and Hydrant at 4:00, Tour Assignment
15	T	Aug. 3	Review Test 1, Discussion of American Valve Tour, Machine Shop Assignment
16	W	Aug. 4	Cellular Manufacturing, Read pp.489-524 for Facility Systems lecture
17	TH	Aug. 5	Facilities Systems,
18	M	Aug. 9	Storage Operations pp.418-434, Problems 9.22, 9.28
19	T	Aug. 10	Review for Test 2, Suggested Problems for Test 2 ,
20	W	Aug. 11	Test 2 – Includes all topics since July 28, 2004, Bring one 8x11.5 inch page of hand written notes to the test

Syllabus

Summer 2004

Instructor: Dr. Ryan Underdown

Office: 2202 Cherry Engineering, (409) 880 - 8815

E-mail: underdowdr@hal.lamar.edu

Office Hours:.. 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. Others by appointment.

Class Web site: http://dept.lamar.edu/industrial/Underdown/facilities_design/engr_5379_2004.htm

Catalog Information: Study of concepts and methods used to design an effective facility layout and material handling system.

Textbook: Tompkins, James A., White, John A., Bozer, Yavuz A., Frazelle, Edward H., Tanchoco, J. M. A., and Trevino, Jaime, Facilities Planning, 3^rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2003 ISBN: 0-471-41389-5

Goals: To provide students with the real-world opportunity to identify, investigate and solve problems in industrial engineering systems.

Teaching Assistant:

Vivek Palanisamy

Office: Room 2626 Cherry Engineering

E-mail: vivek_palani@lycos.com

Office Hours: ??

Computer Usage – Students will use the following software in this class:

Microsoft Office Suite XP including: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Microsoft Project 98

College of Engineering Computer Policies

Do not change any settings on the computers in any Lamar University computer lab
Save all files to a 3.5 inch disk or to the "My Documents" folder on the C drive of the computer. Note the "My Documents" area will be deleted on a regular basis throughout the semester.
Do not download any files from the internet unless specified by an instructor.
Bring a 3.5 inch disk to class everyday to save your files.

Grading: Undergraduates

30% Test 1

30% Test 2

30% Homework

10% Quizzes

100% Total

Grading: Graduates

25% Test 1

25% Test 2

25% Graduate Project and presentation

15% Homework

10% Quizzes

100% Total

Quizzes:

We will have quizzes throughout the semester to encourage you to read before coming to class. Each quiz will cover information assigned to be read in the text or handouts. You will be allowed to use a 4x6 inch card with notes from the reading. Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Bonus quizzes will be given without notice. Bonus quizzes are points added to your total and are voluntary. Missed quizzes and bonus quizzes cannot be made up.

Homework

Homework will be assigned and due one week after assigned. Homework cannot be made up.

Graduate Project: Powerpoint Slide Presentation: Due Aug. 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.

Develop a powerpoint presentation about a topic not currently part of the ENGR 5379/INEN 4379 course material. This presentation should be developed from at least 10 references which should include a mixture of research articles, case study articles, and books. The presentation should use the same format as the slides I use in class. The template can be found on the “master” slide of any presentation I use in class. Thus, I expect your slides to look just like mine! Each bullet in your presentation should be referenced indicating the article or book from which you gathered the information. The presentation should be thorough enough to require an entire period of lecture. Feel free to include team activities, homework, ect… Also feel free to include notes at the bottom of each slide. Pictures, charts and graphs are encouraged. Your grade will depend on all the factors listed above. Impress me and your grade will be higher than your friends. Below, I have a link to articles that I have in my office. If you want to use an article, come by my office. I request that you contribute a new article for every one your take. Please feel free to ask questions.

Project Teams

Team #	Members - Undergrads	Members - Grads	Topic
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Tour Drivers and Rides

Drivers	Passengers

Important Dates:

Last day to drop with refund: July 13

Last day to drop: August 4

Last class day: August 11

Cell phones, pagers and other communication devices:

Students are asked to have their communication devices on a silent mode during class. These devices must be placed out of sight during an exam.

University Policies

Attendance and Drop Policy:

Students are required to read and be prepared to discuss the assigned textbook chapters workbook exercises before attending the class session in which they will be discussed.

Class attendance and lateness policies will be discussed during the first week of class. Those policies include by reference all provision for grade adjustment or drop policies included in the applicable Graduate or Undergraduate Catalog in effect at the start of the semester.

NO STUDENT WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS ROLLS

FOR NEVER ATTENDING OR EXCESSIVE ABSENCES.

A student dropping a course after the Census Date but on or before the appropriate final drop date will receive a grade of "W" only if at the time of dropping, the student is passing the course (has a grade of A, B, C, or D); otherwise an F will be received.

Absences Based on Religious Beliefs:

A student who misses an examination, work assignment, or other project due to the observance of a religious holy day will be given the opportunity to complete the work missed within 15 days following the due date of the assignment, test, or other project missed. To be eligible for such a make-up, the student must notify me in writing of classes scheduled on dates he or she will be absent to observe a religious holy day. Notification must be made within the first 15 (fifteen) class days through either a written correspondence, personal delivered, acknowledged and dated by me or written correspondence sent certified mail, return receipt requested to me. Failure to follow the rules provided above within the time frames listed will result in the absence being considered unexcused.

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA):

Lamar University is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of the ADA to make reasonable adjustments in the classroom necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. Students should meet with the Instructor during the first week of class to discuss their special needs and advise the instructor of any special needs, abilities or limitations and to discuss the instructor’s expectations in class participation, performance and work standards. Any disclosure by the students of their need for accommodations is recognized to be extremely sensitive and all conversations and other communications will be kept protected and confidential and disclosed on a need-to-know basis only.

Students are responsible for contacting and consulting with the University’s Office for Students with Disabilities prior to contacting the instructor about any disabilities. The student should provide the instructor with some form of written documentation of the disability from an acceptable, external sources (such as a doctor, psychiatrist, etc.) and from the Office for Students with Disabilities.

Academic Dishonesty:

All students are expected to pursue their scholastic careers with honesty and integrity.

It is the philosophy of this Department, this instructor and Lamar University that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.

"Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission of credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, or any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts."

Make Up Exams:

Final exam grade replaces missed exam grade.

Attendance and Participation:

I encourage you to participate in class discussions and attend class regularly. The more you participate on a regular basis, the more you will gain from this course. Effective participation requires good preparation therefore I absolutely encourage you to read the material before class.

Members - Grads

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