Industrial Engineering Methods and Practices - Vijay Sheth

About the author of Industrial Engineering book

Vijay Sheth has over three decades of experience in practicing industrial engineering. He has worked in various production facilities, such as aeronautics and missile production, fuzing, electronics, paperboard, converting, automatic exhaust, textile machinery and material handling equipment, and pressure cylinder fabrication. This experience has been gained in India and the USA.

Mr. Sheth graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Sardar Patel University. He received his Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Mr. Sheth's broad experience and educational background qualifies him to author this valuable publication particularly for Indian students. He is the author of the book, Facility Planning and Materials Handling, and is a contributing author to the Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering, both of which have been published by Marcel Dekker, Inc., USA.

Table of Contents in Industrial Engineering Methods and Practices

1. Industrial Engineering and Productivity

• Evolution of Industrial Engineering
• Industrial Engineering Functions
• Role of the Industrial Engineer
• Recent Advances in Industrial Engineering
• Human Productivity Viewpoint
  Exercises

2. Methods Engineering

• Introduction
• Methods Application
• Methods Study Approach
• Techniques for Recording Present Practices
  • Micromotion Film and Simo Charting
  • Memomotion Technique
• Method Analysis Techniques
  • Flow Diagram
  • Precedence Diagram
  • Operation Flow Process Chart
  • Multiple Activity Chart
  • Man-machine Chart
  • Gang Chart
  • Left-hand Right-hand Chart
  • Trip Frequency Chart
  • Trip Frequency Diagram
  • Cyclegraph and Chronocyclegraph
• Principles of Motion Economy
• Work Simplification
  • Procedure
  • Characteristics
• Design for Assembly and Manufacturing
  Exercises

3. Work Measurement

• Introduction
• Definition
• Objectives
• Time Study
  • Equipment
  • Procedure
  • Terms and Definitions
• Standard Data
  • Procedure
• Work Sampling
  • Procedure
  • Characteristics
  • Advantages
  • Applications
  • Conclusion
• Incentive Wage System
  • Interaction With Time Study
• Measured Day Work System
• Predetermined Time Standards
  Exercises

4. Facilities Planning and Plant Layout

• Introduction
• Site Selection
  • Cost Impact
• Requirements and Objectives of Layout
  • Process or Product Flow
  • Production Capacity
  • Units in Flow
  • Equipment Configuration
  • Stores
  • Shipping and Receiving
• Functions of Plant Layout
• Block Layout
  • Layout Considerations
  • Trip Frequency Chart
  • Spatial Relationship
  • Aisle requirements
• Analytical Tools
  • Travel Chart
• Line Balancing
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Characteristics
  • Line Balancing Procedure
• Cellular Layout
• Plant Layout Procedure
• Cost Impact
• Symptoms of Layout Problems
  Exercises

5. Advanced Manufacturing Concepts and Strategies

• Introduction
• Concurrent Engineering
• Designing for Life Cycles
• Design for Manufacturability and Assembly
• Just-in-Time
  • Components of JIT
• Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS)
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing
• Computer Integrated Enterprises
  Exercises

6. Materials Handling and Management

• Introduction
• Method of Handling
• Handling Equipment
  • Storage Equipment
  • Transportation Equipment
• Materials Management
  Exercises

7. Equipment Engineering

• Overview
• Procedure
• Equipment Specification
• Quotation and Acquisition
• Vendor Comparison
• Cost Justification
  • Activity Based Costing (ABC)
• Installation and Startup
  Exercises

8. Statistical Quality and Process Control

• Introduction
• Sample Space
• Types of Data
• Normal Distribution
• Frequency Distribution
  • Histogram
• Descriptive Measures
• Collection of Data
• Control Charts
• Procedures for Control Charts
  • p Chart
  • np Chart
  • c Chart
  • X- -R Chart
• Statistical Process Control
  • Objectives
  • Procedure
  • Responsibility
  • Requirements
  Exercises

9. Ergonomics

• Introduction
• Definition
• Importance
• Areas of Concern
• Anthropometry
• Displays, Controls and Panel Layout
• Workplace Design
• Fatigue
• Handles and Grips

Exercises
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

Publisher

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Year: 2005

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