ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF SPACE UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTION PLANNING ON PLANT SPACE REQUIREMENTS - A CASE STUDY AND METHODOLOGY

Authors

  • Cecil Bozarth College of Management North Carolina State University
  • Pedro Vilarinho 2Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering University of A veiro Campo Universitario de Santiago

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2006.13.1.425

Keywords:

Warehouse design, Facilities design, Production planning and control

Abstract

In 2001, the authors took part in a study aimed at eval uating the costs and benefits of centralizing warehousing activities for

a network of four plants at a fi rst-tier automotive suppl ier. A key issue raised during the study centered on how much space

was available at each of the plants, and how much space could be recaptured through improved layout and space utilization

efforts, and through improved production planning practices. This paper focuses on the steps carried out to 1) quantify the

space at each plant, 2) estimate manufacturing, inventory storage, and shipping and receiving space utilization levels, and 3)

estimate the impact of production planning on inventory space requirements.

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Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

Bozarth, C., & Vilarinho, P. (2022). ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF SPACE UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTION PLANNING ON PLANT SPACE REQUIREMENTS - A CASE STUDY AND METHODOLOGY. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 13(1), 81–89. https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2006.13.1.425

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Production Planning and Control