This chapter discusses engineering positions in production, planning manufacturing facilities, and production planning and control systems. It describes key considerations for area selection, community selection, and site selection when planning facilities. Common errors in facility location analysis include labor cost miscalculations, inadequate labor reservoirs, underestimating taxes, and purchasing unsuitable buildings. Layout planning involves selecting transportation routes and work centers to minimize handling costs, reduce congestion, and improve efficiency, quality, and worker satisfaction. Tools for production planning include economic order quantity, break-even charts, and learning curves. Production planning and control systems covered are material requirements planning, manufacturing resource planning, synchronized manufacturing, and just-in-time.

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