Introduction to plant layout and management. Plant location, industrial buildings, types and classification of plant layout. Facilities design procedures. Systematic layout planning: Product-Quality (P-Q) input data, material flow, relationship charts, flow and/ or activity relationship diagrams, space determinations, space relationship diagrams, and selecting the layout. Factors influencing plant layout: Materials, machines and equipment, employee, movement, waiting, service, building and flexibility. Line balancing and assembly lines. Project management.