Tech 45: Facilities Design and Development

Course Description
Construction, planning, and maintenance of physical facilities and equipment as related to plant layout/design, regulatory and environmental compliance, safety/security, energy conservation, and process improvement. Production line planning. Includes field trips to industry/commercial facilities. Prereq: Tech 101. Lecture 3 hours.

Purpose of the Course
The purpose of this course is to develop the understanding and skills needed to design and implement practical and safe manufacturing facilities. It includes an array of systematic tools and techniques for planning and designing workstations, office space, and operations facilities for production of goods or services. To this end, areas of study will include: physical facilities design, plant and equipment layout, regulatory and environmental compliance, safety and security issues, energy conservation, process improvement, production capacity planning, and design cost analysis. Comprehensive facilities planning projects will be undertaken and a strong emphasis will be placed upon the role of teamwork in establishing the goals and achieving the objectives of the project.