We quite often get calls, or find ourselves in a conversation where somebody is inevitably asking, “What’s the leanest way to lay out my factory”? This is always a delicate subject because it is ...

Before Duerr Inc. laid out its new building, it had a wish list built over years to start the planning. The company’s best single investment? The central material handling system. Husky’s Factory ...

As organizations consider the synergy of digital twins and RTLS for factory optimization, having a clear understanding of ...

With the information developed in Chapters 1 and 2, your next step is to utilize three time-tested tools to assess the efficiency of your existing layout and test proposed improvements. See Chapter 2 ...

Lean manufacturers have a leg up on speeding products to market, reducing costs and keeping customers happy. In this overview, I’ll share how to engineer, set up and manage the project for a lean ...

Process plant layout optimisation is a multidisciplinary endeavour that integrates economic efficiency with rigorous safety assessments to ensure robust and reliable industrial operations. This field ...

An optimal coal pile design takes into account the site-specific (and often conflicting) needs of a new power plant early in its design — rather than using whatever land is available after the plant ...

With the advent of higher gas and oil prices, solid fuel is making a comeback. Solid fuel plants must overcome several obstacles, however, including higher capital costs, longer construction periods ...

Conventional wisdom would suggest it is better to keep a company’s facilities in the same campus. Split departments by even a few blocks, and communication and efficiency can suffer. But to Regal Ware ...