Designing Equipment Layout

In this course, the main focus will be on how to establish an efficient layout based on proper utilization of flow and equipment placement.

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Course Overview

In this course, the main focus will be on how to establish an efficient layout based on proper utilization of flow and equipment placement. This includes how the sequence of flow influences machine placement and how machinery is placed within a sequence of processes. Other topics include when and where to place storage spaces, and how to design a layout that is both flexible and agile. All these concepts also help facilitate the process of waste elimination.

Why take this course?

To learn how to optimize the equipment layout in your organization

What am I going to learn?

  • How equipment flow and process sequence are related
  • What efficient machine spacing looks like
  • How to deal with designated storage spaces in your current layout
  • The advantages of flexibly positioned equipment

Who is the intended audience?

Anyone looking to improve a layout heavily influenced by required equipment

What am I going to receive?

  • Instruction on designing a better equipment-based layout
  • PDF transcripts for your review
  • A list of the terms used in the videos and their definitions
  • Power Point presentations to support your learning
  • Images from the videos to use as you wish
  • A badge rewarded upon successful completion of the course

Course Curriculum

Redesigning your Equipment’s Layout by Process Sequence00:00
Defining Efficient Machine Spacing00:00
Reducing Designated Storage Area00:00
How Flexible Equipment Contributes to a Lean Layout00:00
Quiz – Designing Equipment Layout00:15

Course Reviews

  1. Avatar of Adrián Sánchez Muñoz Adrián says:

    Problems to dowload the first pdf of this course
    I cannot dowload the pdf of the first module of this course, could anybody help me? Thanks!

  2. Avatar of Vancho Dimitrov Vancho says:

    Great course every industrial engineer should take!
    If you are into Industrial Engineering/operations Management then you should just take this course.

    It provides you with a lot of fundamentals about design equipment layout.

  3. Avatar of Faisal Faruqi Faisal says:

    Outstanding! No one even at Stanford will teach you this!

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Course Reviews

  1. Avatar of Adrián Sánchez Muñoz Adrián says:

    Problems to dowload the first pdf of this course
    I cannot dowload the pdf of the first module of this course, could anybody help me? Thanks!

  2. Avatar of Vancho Dimitrov Vancho says:

    Great course every industrial engineer should take!
    If you are into Industrial Engineering/operations Management then you should just take this course.

    It provides you with a lot of fundamentals about design equipment layout.

  3. Avatar of Faisal Faruqi Faisal says:

    Outstanding! No one even at Stanford will teach you this!

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