1 INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING
2 PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
3 DEMAND FORECASTING
4 INVESTMENT EVALUATION
5 OPTIMISATION OF PRODUCTION FACTORS
6 THE LOCATION OF INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
7 THE PLANT LAYOUT
8 THE SERVICE FACILITIES
9 THE WATER INSTALLATIONS
10 THE FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
11 THE HANDLING OF MATERIALS
12 THE STORAGE OF MATERIALS
13 DIMENSIONING OF WAREHOUSES
14 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
The course aims at providing the students with the basic knowledge, required to outset a correct analysis and design of production systems.
The knowledge provided is:
Knowledge and understanding of production facilities and processes. Understanding the advantages and limitations of process and plant design choices in different application contexts (CC6).
Knowledge and understanding of current issues regarding the organization and management of production factors and of the principles of company management and quantitative methodologies for the analysis of profitability of an economic activity, models for defining its organizational project, for strategic analysis and determination of the business plan (CC7).
Knowledge and understanding of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering with a particular focus on problem solving, which starts from the problem to identify causes and possible measures (typically multidisciplinary) to tackle them (CC8).
Knowledge and understanding of applicable engineering techniques and methods (and their limitations) in non-technical fields (CC10).
Application capabilities are:
Applying knowledge and understanding problems related to the choice and subsequent use of appropriate tools and methods - such as software tools for three-dimensional modeling, simulation (structural and fluid dynamics) and management of technical information – for the design and production of components and machines (CA7).
Applying knowledge and understanding problems related to multidisciplinary engineering, taking into account the constraints also of a non-technical nature, and working in collaboration with other engineers or other professional skills typically present in manufacturing companies (CA8).
From the perspective of transversal competences, it is necessary that the student is able to express in written form technical concepts (CT1), developing also communicative skills in this domain (CT3), showing ability to represent and communicate graphically technical issues (CT4). The understanding of technical standards (CT5) and of scientific documentation to be interpreted and systematically analyzed (CT7) is also required.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of calculus, statistics, mechanical technology, English language
Teaching Methods
Classroom Lectures, study of the textbook
Further information
Educational material on:
http://e-l.unifi.it
Type of Assessment
The student's assessment is based on an examination test which consists of performing a written assignment. Seven exam sessions are scheduled during the academic year.
The task consists of 10 questions covering the entire programme. The questions are of three types: simple theoretical questions (with relative weight of 1), theoretical questions of average difficulty (with relative weight of 2), articulated exercises (with relative weight of 3). For each section of the reference book (except for the introductory chapter) there is one question. The questions are different for each exam session and are different for each assignment within the same session. The sequential order of the questions is also casualized, to make each job unique.
In order to pass the exam with the minimum score, students must have acquired a good knowledge of the subject as a whole and must be able to model an industrial engineering problem (CC6, CC7, CC8, CC10). . In order to obtain a high mark, knowledge is required to be very good and comprehensive in all subjects covered. In order to have the highest grade with honors, the student must combine previous knowledge with outstanding ability to manage the time factor, producing an excellent result in a short time (CA7, CA8).
From the perspective of transversal skills, it is necessary for the student to be able to express technical concepts in written form (CT1, CT3, CT4). An understanding of technical standards (CT5) and scientific documentation proposed in class (CT7) is also required.
Course program
Industrial plant engineering
1.1 The industrial plant and the company
1.2 Industrial plant design
1.3 The industrial plant engineer
Production systems
2.1 Modelling systems
2.2 Classification of goods
2.3 Classification of production systems
2.4 Classification by technological diagram
2.5 Composite classification
2.6 Classification by flexibility
2.7 Classification of production by warehouse
2.8 Classification according to legal form
2.8.1 Sole proprietorship
2.8.2 Corporations
2.9 Classification according to volume and variety
2.10 Classification by manufacture and assembly
2.11 Representation of the production system
2.12 The evolution of production systems
Demand forecasting
3.1 Types of demand forecasting
3.2 Qualitative forecasting techniques
3.3 The measurement of errors
3.4 Demand analysis
3.5 Autoregressive forecasting methods on a multi-period basis
3.6 Autoregressive forecasting methods on an aperiodic basis
3.7 Regression-based forecasting methods
Plant Costs and Profits
4.1 General Accounting and Industrial Accounting
4.2 Industrial costs
4.3 Classification of Costs
4.4 The Profitability Diagram
4.5 Total unit cost analysis
4.6 Optimisation of Multiple Input Factors
4.7 Optimisation by the Simpllex Method
The valuation of inventions
5.1 Discounting, Capitalisation and Accrualisation
5.2 Valuation of investments
5.3 Cash Flows
5.4 Comparison of Investments
The Location of Industrial Facilities
7.1 General Criteria for the Location of Industrial Facilities
7.2 Fundamental Location Factors
7.3 Land selection
7.4 Methods of evaluating location choices
Plant layout
8.1 The Layout Study
8.2 The Systematic Layout Planning
8.3 Fixed location configuration
8.4 Configuration by process (by departments)
8.5 Configuration by product (in-line)
8.6 Configuration by cells
8.7 Critical production volume
8.8 Layout constraints
8.9 Studying an in-line layout
8.10 Study of a layout by departments
8.11 In-line layout for multi-product plants
8.12 The relationships between activities
8.13 Computerized Layout Planning
8.14 Construction Algorithms
8.15 CORELAP
8.16 ALDEP
8.17 Layout Assessment
8.18 Improvement Algorithms
8.19 CRAFT
Service facilities
12.1 Definition of service facilities
12.1.1 Service facilities
12.2 Classification of service facilities
12.3 Architecture of service facilities
12.4 Design Stages of Service Installations
12.5 Choice of Quality Level
12.6 The splitting of the power plant
12.7 Power plant modulation
12.8 Centralisation and decentralisation
12.9 The sizing of the power station
12.10 Storage sizing
Water systems
13.1 Definitions
13.2 Water consumption in industry
13.2.1 Examples of open cycle consumption
13.3 The water service
13.4 Water supply
13.5 Treatment
13.6 Water pumps
13.7 Pump parameters
13.8 Distributed losses
13.9 Concentrated losses
13.10 Pump characteristic curves
13.11 Pump configuration
13.12 Tanks
13.13 Autoclaves
13.14 Expansion vessels
13.15 Hydraulic networks
13.16 Network sizing
13.16.2 Dimensioning by unit losses
13.17 Sizing of comb networks
13.18 Sizing of closed networks
13.19 Hydraulic system management
13.19.3 Optimal sizing
Fluid distribution systems
14.1 Pipe diameter designation
14.2 Designation of pipe pressure
14.3 Material selection
14.4 Diameter selection
14.5 Thickness calculation
14.6 Joining pipes
14.7 Shut-off and regulating devices
14.8 Gate valves
14.9 Taps
14.10 Valves
14.11 Flow coefficient
14.12 Control valve authority
14.13 Characteristic curve of the control valve
14.14 Protection of buried pipes
14.15 Thermal cladding of pipes
14.16 Frost protection: pipes
14.17 Frost protection: tanks
14.18 Pipe thermal expansion
14.19 Compensation of thermal expansion
14.20 Pipe Support
Materials Handling
15.1 Handling systems
15.2 Classification of handling systems
15.3 Packaging
15.4 Storage and loading units
15.5 Internal transport systems
15.6 Trolleys
15.7 Stacker cranes
15.8 Automated and robotized transport systems AGV - AMR
15.9 Transport cycles
Storage
16.1 Definition of storage systems
16.2 Classification of storage systems
16.3 Warehouse areas
16.4 The warehouse layout
16.5 Warehouse performance indices
16.6 Handling policies
16.7 Storage systems for pallets
16.8 Pallet storage racks
16.9 Automated warehouses for pallets
16.10 Storage facilities for small UdCs
The dimensioning of warehouses
17.1 Allocation of compartments to products in the trolley warehouse
17.2 Goods storage policies
17.3 Cycle times
17.4 Defining the shape of the warehouse
17.5 Dimensioning the compartments
17.6 Capacities
17.6.1 Modules
17.7 Capacities
17.8 Warehouse dimensioning example with trolleys
17.9 Dimensioning of intensive warehouses
17.10 Capacity calculation: exhaustive method
17.11 Capacity calculation: FEM 9.851
17.12 Capacity calculation: Bozer & White
17.13 Dimensioning of inter-operational warehouses
Automatic identification systems
18.1 Bar codes
18.2 QR codes
18.3 RFID