The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Name: Facility Planning & Design
Course Code: IEN 316
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Industrial Engineering
Department offering the course: Mechanical Engineering
Academic level: 4th level
Semester in which course is offered : Spring
Course pre-requisite(s): Work design & Measurements (IEN 281)
Credit Hours: 3.0
Contact Hours Through:
Lecture
2.0
Tutorial*
2.0
Practical*
1.0
Total
5.0
Approval date of course specification: September 2014
II. Overall Aims of Course
-Introduction: Facilities requirement, types of layout. Plant location: Plant location
analysis, factors, costs, location decisions, simple problems in single facility location
models, network problems. Product, process, and Schedule design. Activity
relationship. Layout design: SLP procedure, computer algorithms – ALDEP, ALDEP.
QUANTITATIVE METHODS: Group technology (GT) – Production Flow analysis
(PFAFT), Rank Order Clustering (ROC) – Line balancing. Materials handling:
Principles, unit load concept, material handling system design, handling equipment
types, selection specification, containers and packaging
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K.13/K.20
I.17
P.11
General
Skills
G.h
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The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
k. 1 Identify the Concepts of Facility Planning
k. 2 Recognize the common types of facilities
k. 3 Recognize the difference between process and product layout
k. 4 Classify different types of assembly lines
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
i.1 Assess and evaluate different types of facilities layout
i.2 Plan optimum facilities locations
i.3 Judge different facilities locations
i.4 Plan for material handling techniques
i.5 Solve for network problems
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
p.1 Demonstrate the different techniques of facilities design
p.2 Demonstrate different types of facilities
p.3 Solve the facility planning problem using staffing and balancing work cells
problems
p.4 Sketch different types of layout plans
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
g.1 effectively manage the quality of an organization through the learned methods
and tools
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics /
Chapters
-Introduction:
1- Facilities
requirement
types of layout.
2- Plant location: Plant
location
analysis, factors,
3- costs, location
decisions
simple problems in
4- single facility
location models
5- network problems
6- Product, process
7- Schedule design
Duration
(Weeks)
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
K1/K2/K3/K4
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
P1/P2/P3/P4
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
G.1
G.1
2
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and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
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9-
10-
11-
12-
13-
14-
Activity
relationship
. Layout design:
SLP procedure,
computer
algorithms –
ALDEP, ALDEP
QUANTITATIVE
METHODS: Group
technology (GT) –
Production Flow
analysis (PFAFT)
Rank Order
Clustering (ROC) –
Line balancing
Materials handling:
Principles, unit load
concept,
material handling
system design,
handling equipment
types,
, selection
specification,
containers and
packaging
Net Teaching
Weeks
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
14
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Sub-Topics
-Introduction: Facilities requirement
Total
Hours
2
types of layout. Plant location: Plant
5
location
analysis, factors, costs, location decisions
5
simple problems in single facility location
5
models
network logation problems
5
Product, pocess
5
Midterm Exam
Schedule design
5
Activity relationship
5
. Layout design: SLP procedure, computer
5
algorithms – ALDEP, ALDEP
QUANTITATIVE METHODS: Group
5
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
12
13
14
15
technology (GT) – Production Flow
analysis (PFAFT)
Rank Order Clustering (ROC) – Line
balancing
Materials handling: Principles, unit load
concept,
material handling system design, handling
equipment types,
Final Exam
Total Teaching Hours
5
2
3
5
2
3
5
2
3
62
26
36
Teaching/Learning
Method
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based
Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis
Others (Specify):
Selected
Method
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
1
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
K1/K2/K3/K4
K1/K2/K3/K4
Intellectual
Skills
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
Professional
Skills
P1/P2/P3/P4
P1/P2/P3/P4
General
Skills
G.1
G.1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
K&U
Selected
Method
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
Midterm
Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course
Work
Report
G.S.
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
1
1
K1/K2/K3/K4
K1/K2/K3/K4
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
I1/I2/I3/I4/I5
P1/P2/P3/P4
P1/P2/P3/P4
G.1
G.1
Assessment
Week
Weight /
No.
Percentage
4
The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
Presentations
Practical
Group
Project
Individual
Project
Others
(Specify):
IX. List of References
Essential Text Books

Course notes

Recommended books 
Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
Groover, M.P., Automation, Production Systems, and Computer –
Integrated manufacturing Prentice Hall, NJ,2008
Lectures
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
 White Board
Course coordinator: Dr. Mahmoud
Head of Department: Dr .Mahmoud Mohamed
Date: September 2014
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