ISEN 3730 - Materials Handling and Facilities Planning
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42735,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Zefeng Lyu
Email: zlyu@ysu.edu
Course Description
3730. Materials Handling and Facilities Planning. The course focuses on operational facility planning through comprehensive layout design. Considerations include product flow, space and activity relationships, workforce requirements, and material handling. Topics include flow analysis, facility location, group technology and layout, just-in-time, material handling equipment such as AGV, motion and time studies, and work sampling. Prereq.: ISEN 2616. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | Facilities Planning | James A. Tompkins, John A. White, Yavuz A. Bozer, J. M. A. Tanchoco | 9780470444047 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Introduction to facility planning and material handling | |
| 8/31 | Product, process, schedule, and facility design | |
| 9/7 | Flow analysis techniques | |
| 9/14 | Activity Relationships and Space Requirements | |
| 9/21 | Layout planning models and design | |
| 9/28 | Group technology | |
| 10/5 | Warehouse operations | |
| 10/12 | Manufacturing Systems | |
| 10/19 | Facility Systems | |
| 10/26 | Material Handling | |
| 11/2 | Motion and time studies | |
| 11/9 | Work Sampling | |
| 11/16 | Quantitative facility planning models | |
| 11/23 | Evaluating and selecting the facility plan | |
| 11/30 | Preparing, presenting, implementing, and maintaining the facility plan |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.