Module 1rrv
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Dr. Rosario Rosas-Vega
IE 4355 : Facilities Design
Texas State University
Introduction
About 8% of Gross National Product (GNP) has been spent in new facilities in US.
Facilities planning has taken on a new meaning in today’s competitive global marketplace.
In the past it was considered a science.
Today it is a strategy.
Formerly competing entities are now organized into supply chains to remain competitive. What is a Supply Chain?
Facilities must help an organization achieve supply chain excellence
The term comes from a picture of how organizations are linked together
What is a Supply Chain?
The network of facilities, functions, activities for producing & delivering product or service from supplier to customer.
Facilities:
Plants
Warehouses
Distribution centers
Service centers
Retail operations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElYNhGbOTOQ
http://mortonavewarehouse.com/about-us/
What is a Supply Chain?
Functions:
Forecasting demand
Selecting suppliers
Ordering materials
Inventory control
Scheduling production
Shipping & delivery
Information management
Quality management
Customer service
Facilities Planning Defined
Facilities must help achieve supply chain excellence:
Business as usual: Individual excellence.
Link excellence: Function as one.
Visibility: Highlight the links.
Collaboration: Meet marketplace demands.
Synthesis: Unification of links.
Velocity: Synthesis at speed.
Proper facilities planning ensures that the product will follow the supply chain series buymake-move-store-sell to the satisfaction of the ultimate customer.
Importance of Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling
Facilities planning is a complex and broad subject that cuts across several specialized disciplines (civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, etc.)
Facilities planning determines how an activity’s tangible fixed assets best support achieving the
Introduction
Dr. Rosario Rosas-Vega
IE 4355 : Facilities Design
Texas State University
Introduction
About 8% of Gross National Product (GNP) has been spent in new facilities in US.
Facilities planning has taken on a new meaning in today’s competitive global marketplace.
In the past it was considered a science.
Today it is a strategy.
Formerly competing entities are now organized into supply chains to remain competitive. What is a Supply Chain?
Facilities must help an organization achieve supply chain excellence
The term comes from a picture of how organizations are linked together
What is a Supply Chain?
The network of facilities, functions, activities for producing & delivering product or service from supplier to customer.
Facilities:
Plants
Warehouses
Distribution centers
Service centers
Retail operations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElYNhGbOTOQ
http://mortonavewarehouse.com/about-us/
What is a Supply Chain?
Functions:
Forecasting demand
Selecting suppliers
Ordering materials
Inventory control
Scheduling production
Shipping & delivery
Information management
Quality management
Customer service
Facilities Planning Defined
Facilities must help achieve supply chain excellence:
Business as usual: Individual excellence.
Link excellence: Function as one.
Visibility: Highlight the links.
Collaboration: Meet marketplace demands.
Synthesis: Unification of links.
Velocity: Synthesis at speed.
Proper facilities planning ensures that the product will follow the supply chain series buymake-move-store-sell to the satisfaction of the ultimate customer.
Importance of Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling
Facilities planning is a complex and broad subject that cuts across several specialized disciplines (civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, etc.)
Facilities planning determines how an activity’s tangible fixed assets best support achieving the