1. Tompkins/White/Bozer/Tanchoco Chapter 1 - Introduction
Facilities Planning 3e
Chapter 1 - Introduction

2. 1.1 Facilities Planning (FP) Defined
Concept
Strategy: the art and science of employing the resources of a firm to achieve its business objectives.
FP is a STRATEGY
FP must help an organization achieve SC Excellence
SC Excellence
Characteristics of facilities
Objective
FP determines how an activity’s fixed assets best support achieving the activity’s objective.
FP cycle (Fig 1.1)

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Customer
Suppliers
Other facilities
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5. f01_03 Facility systems design Layout design FP Handling system design
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Objectives

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7. f01_07 The plan is nothing, but planning is everything.
10 issues impact on the strategic FP
Strategic Planning
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Thinking system

9. f01_09 Continuously improve (Procedure/Standard) (Tempo/Schedule)
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