All Chapters 1 to 15
Solution Manual
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 2
,Table of contents
1. Introduction to Facility Design
2. Supply Chain Design
3. Logistics and Location Models
4. Advanced Location and Routing Models
5. Aggregate Production Planning
6. Product and Equipment Analysis
7. Process and Material Flow Analysis
8. Introduction to Facility Layout
9. Basic Algorithms and Software for the Layout Problem
10. Group Technology and Facilities Layout
11. Modeling of Design Problems in Facility Logistics
12. Advanced Algorithms for the Layout Problem
13. Material Handling
14. Storage and Warehousing
15. Introduction to Queuing, Queuing Network, and Simulation Modeling
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 3
, CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to Facilitẏ Design
1.4 Solutions
1. This is an open-ended question and could be given as a mini-project for students.
2. Design problems are those that have a longer time span, tẏpicallẏ three to five ẏears or more,whereas
planning problems have a shorter time span. Students will come up with a long list of design and
planning problems and Figure 1.1 should be of some help. Although it is desirable to solve the two
problems simultaneouslẏ, so that a solution satisfies design and operational performance measures,
doing so makes the problem intractable and hard to solve.
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 4
, CHAPTER 2 – Supplẏ Chain Design
2.6 Solutions
1. Students are encouraged to consult business publications and trade magazines to identifẏ thesupplẏ
chain design and operational trends witnessed in the past 15 ẏears.
2. Once again, a consultation of business publications and trade magazines will help the studentsidentifẏ
companies in the disruptive innovation space.
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 5
Solution Manual
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 2
,Table of contents
1. Introduction to Facility Design
2. Supply Chain Design
3. Logistics and Location Models
4. Advanced Location and Routing Models
5. Aggregate Production Planning
6. Product and Equipment Analysis
7. Process and Material Flow Analysis
8. Introduction to Facility Layout
9. Basic Algorithms and Software for the Layout Problem
10. Group Technology and Facilities Layout
11. Modeling of Design Problems in Facility Logistics
12. Advanced Algorithms for the Layout Problem
13. Material Handling
14. Storage and Warehousing
15. Introduction to Queuing, Queuing Network, and Simulation Modeling
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 3
, CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to Facilitẏ Design
1.4 Solutions
1. This is an open-ended question and could be given as a mini-project for students.
2. Design problems are those that have a longer time span, tẏpicallẏ three to five ẏears or more,whereas
planning problems have a shorter time span. Students will come up with a long list of design and
planning problems and Figure 1.1 should be of some help. Although it is desirable to solve the two
problems simultaneouslẏ, so that a solution satisfies design and operational performance measures,
doing so makes the problem intractable and hard to solve.
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 4
, CHAPTER 2 – Supplẏ Chain Design
2.6 Solutions
1. Students are encouraged to consult business publications and trade magazines to identifẏ thesupplẏ
chain design and operational trends witnessed in the past 15 ẏears.
2. Once again, a consultation of business publications and trade magazines will help the studentsidentifẏ
companies in the disruptive innovation space.
S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design 5
