Facilities planning / James A. Tompkins ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Defining requirements -- Introduction -- Product, Process, and Schedule Design -- Flow, Space, and Activity Relationships -- Personnel Requirements -- Part II: Developing alternatives: concepts and techniques -- Material Handling -- Layout Planning Models and Design Algorithms -- Part III: Facility design for various warehouse functions -- Warehouse Operations -- Manufacturing Systems -- Facilities Systems -- Part IV: Developing alternatives: quantitative approaches -- Quantitative Facilities Planning Models -- Part V: Evaluating, selecting, preparing, presenting, implementing, and maintaining -- Evaluating and Selecting the Facilities Plan -- Preparing, Presenting, Implementing, and Maintaining the Facilities Plan -- Bibliography -- Problems.