Facility Layout 7

Personnel Requirements

Shipping and Receiving

Facility Planning for Personnel Requirements

Parking Lots

Locker Rooms

Restrooms

Food Services

Drinking Fountains

Health Services, etc.

What is the philosophy of the company?

Employee Parking

Planning Procedures :

1. # of automobiles to be parked.2. Space required for each

automobile.3. Available space for parking.4. Alternative parking layouts and

patterns.5. Selecting the best layout.

Space Utilization Vs. Employee Convenience

Employee Parking (2)

Number of parking spaces

1/1.25 person

1/13 person

Total area requirement

Size of each space

Parking angle

Aisle width

Employee Parking (3)

(Pages 128-130)

Different configurations of parking spaces and angles can be considered

Advantages? Disadvantages?

Employee Parking (3)

Percentage of compacts. Usually, 33% is allocated to compact automobiles.

Higher parking area means shorter parking and leaving times

Angular = quicker turnover

Perpendicular = space utilization.

As the angle increases, so does the required space allocated to aisles

Reserve up to 5% for handicap parking

Storage of Employees Personal Belongings

Locker rooms should be provide

between entrance and work area

(often located along a outside wall

adjacent to employee entrance).

6 ft² should be allocated to each

person using the locker room.

Shower facilities, sinks, mirrors,

toilet facilities are to be well

planned.

Restrooms

Located within 200 ft. of every permanent

workstation

Handicapped access

Comply with local zoning regulations.

Recommended # of toilets & # of sinks

needed by the number of employees can be

seen in Table 4.2

Space requirements for toilet – 15 sq. ft., for

urinal – 6 sq. ft., and for sink – 6 sq. ft.;

additional aisle space required.

Food Services

OSHA Regulations (forbid consumption of food where toxic substances exist)

Alternatives:

1. Dining away from the facility

2. Vending machines and cafeteria

3. Serving line & cafeteria

4. Full kitchen & cafeteria

Health Services

Local building codes should be checked in establishing a facility’s health service requirements.

Firms operating procedure should be checked to determine what type of services are to be offered and what health services staff is to be housed within the facility.

Examination rooms should be close to the first aid rooms and close to the personnel function.

First aid rooms should be centrally located and close to the most hazardous tasks.

Barrier Free Compliance

Americans with Disability Act (ADA) must be strictly incorporated into the facility planning efforts.

All barriers which would impede the use of the facility by the handicapped must be removed.

Barriers:

Doors not wide enough to allow wheel chairs

Stairs without ramp access to the facility http://www.ada.gov/

Barrier Free Compliance (cont.)

• ADA’s impact on facility design-– Parking lots– Entering facility– Moving within the interior of

the facility– Work Stations– Offices – Restrooms– Leaving the facility

• e.g. Wheel Chair dimensions & Turning Radius (Fig. 4.10)

• Design for common reach area for able bodied and handicapped clearance & reach requirements

Office Facility Planning

• Based on :– objectives of the facility– activities to be performed

• Approaches– Closed offices– Open office environment (low cost

and low privacy)• High tech environment

– Technology infrastructure– Shared services– Modular expansion

Determine the Space Requirements for Shipping and Receiving

1. What is shipped/received?

2. How many docks and which type?

3. How much internal space is required?

What is shipped?

Knowledge of what and how much is shipped allows you to determine the type of carriers that can handle the load.

How many docks are needed?

Inputs:– Arrival rate– Service rate

(unload/load time)

Tools:– Queueing Theory– Simulation– Standardized Service Rates

Which type of dock is necessary?

90º Docks 45º Finger Dock

The dock configuration impacts the space requirements.

90º DocksGreater Turning Area

Greater Apron Depth

45º Docks

Greater Inside Maneuvering Area

Greater Bay Width

Increase in Dock Width

Decrease in Apron Depth

Standard Requirements

Given Finger Dock Angle

Dock Width, Apron Depth, Bay Depth

Table 7.2 page 405

Table 7.5 page 416

Standard Unload Times Per Truck

Page 417 Truck Access Guidelines

Given Truck LengthTable 7.1 page 404 Dock Width, Apron Depth

Internal Space Requirements

• Personnel convenience• Offices• MHE maintenance• Trash disposal• Pallet/Material storage• Trucker’s lounge• Buffer/Staging• MHE maneuvering

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Other Dock Operations Planning

Dock Levelers

Bumper Pads

Dock Shelters