Modern logistics facilities and planning

Author: Fang Qingguan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book focuses on introducing the conveying equipment on modern manufacturing production lines, modern logistics facilities integrating optics, mechanics, and electronics, as well as the methods of facility planning. While introducing traditional facility planning and logistics analysis methods, it also elaborates on modern computer-aided planning and analysis methods, as well as quantitative evaluation methods. The book is divided into 13 chapters, with an overview in Chapter 1; Chapter 2 introduces modern logistics equipment on production lines and their planning and layout techniques; Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 13 provide a comprehensive introduction to traditional facility location, logistics analysis, and facility planning methods from an engineering perspective, including multiple planning and analysis case studies. Chapters 6, 7, and 8 cover automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), AGV vehicles, and automatic sorting systems; Chapter 9 introduces workstations and tools used in modern production lines. Chapters 10 and 11 discuss the application of technologies such as barcode recognition and GPS in logistics facilities; Chapter 12 introduces several computer-aided facility planning and logistics analysis software. This book can serve as a textbook for relevant courses in industrial engineering and logistics engineering programs, as well as a reference for practicing industrial engineering and logistics technicians. The book is accompanied by a supplementary teaching CD-ROM for readers' use.