Final Project
Points: 100
Silvio Enterprises, Inc. is in the business of manufacturing shoes. The company manufactures 5 brands of shoes viz. SilGolf, SilRunning, SilWalking, SilDress and SilBasketball. The manufacturing processes for each of the types of shoes is given below.
Part Routing Sales / Month Profit / Unit ($)
SilGolf M1ÂM3ÂM4ÂM5ÂM2ÂM6 1600 15
SilRunning M1ÂM3ÂM5ÂM2ÂM4ÂM6 1700 30
SilWalking M1ÂM4ÂM5ÂM3ÂM2ÂM6 1600 25
SilDress M1ÂM2ÂM3ÂM4ÂM5ÂM6 1900 25
SilBasketball M1ÂM3ÂM5ÂM2ÂM4ÂM6 2500 8
Each of the machines/workstations require 100 sq. ft. of floor space. The company has to allocate space for the following departments with the space requirements given in parenthesis:
Product Design (350 sq. ft.) Production (to be determined)
Cafeteria (700 sq. ft.) Maintenance (500 sq. ft.)
Warehouse (2000 sq. ft.) Receiving (1500 sq. ft.)
Shipping (2000 sq. ft.) Storage (800 sq. ft.)
Tool room (700 sq. ft.) Office area (2000 sq. ft.) Locker room (800 sq. ft.)
The plant expects to employ 1500 employees and plans to run a single shift of 8 hours with 60 minutes of break. Since the products are being launched for the first time, there is high level of interaction between the production and product design departments. The company is planning to set up a new plant in California. You are a consultant working for Ernst and Young, Inc. and have been assigned task of designing the plant complete with location details.
Write a report using the following format:
It is a group project, so my part is to just write about the topics marked on the red font
? Executive Summary (5 points) Â not more than a paragraph of 5Â6 sentences which summarizes the report. Your summary should be such that the management will be motivated to read further.
? Introduction (5 points) Â not more than a paragraph of 5Â6 sentences about the task on hand.
? Plant Location (30 points) Â Determine the ideal location in California for the plant. State clearly the rationale for your choice. Determine the total sq. ft space required for the plant. Remember to include aisle space. Also, since land is expensive in California, help design the plant so that the floor space required is minimal.
? Plant Layout (30 points) Â Determine the most efficient layout of the plant. Validate your answer using techniques in Chapter 06 (E.g. dimensionless block diagram). You may use your own judgment for the relationships beyond what is given to you.
? Machine Layout (30 points) Â Determine the most efficient layout of machines. Validate your answer using techniques in Chapter 05 (E.g. fromÂto chart).
? Auxiliary and Employee Services (10 points) Â determine the size of the parking lot and its ideal location visÂaÂvis plant. Determine the ideal location for the cafeteria within the plant. Also include other auxiliary and employee services.
? Warehouse System (10 points) Â Determine the system to use to store finished products in the warehouse. Justify your answer.
? Material Handling Equipment (10 points) Â Determine the material handling equipment requirements for the plant.
? Conclusions (5 points) Â not more than a paragraph of 5Â6 sentences which briefly states the conclusions of your report.
? Extra Credit (15 points) Â Develop the plant layout using Google SketchUp or similar 3D tools.
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