Spring 2027

Facilities Planning

Facilities Planning covers plant location theory, sizing and phasing models, line balancing, material handling techniques, and plant layout models.

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Summary

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A student rated the difficulty as low, noting that the course content was powerful despite the traditional teaching style.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify, formulate, and solve facilities layout problems by applying principles of engineering and mathematics

  • Apply engineering design to produce facilities design solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of productivity, safety, and economic factors

  • Utilize computer software to study and illustrate the operation of a manufacturing system

  • Collaborate with a team to develop solutions to engineering problems and communicate findings effectively

  • Demonstrate ability to lead a facilities planning project integrating quantitative techniques and management tools

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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I SY E 315, (I SY E 323 or E C E/​COMP SCI/​I SY E 524) andI SY E/​PSYCH 349, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ISYE/ME 510

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Shiyu Zhou

Students found the course helpful for gaining powerful knowledge about facility planning, though the teaching style was described as a little bit traditional.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.70 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.61 GPA, 77.3% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.51 GPA, 58.8% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Shiyu Zhou

A student rated the difficulty as low, noting that the course content was powerful despite the traditional teaching style.

Past student reviews · Shiyu Zhou

One student found the course boring and criticized the lack of clarity in the teaching method.

Topics

  • Plant location theory and models
  • Line balancing and material handling
  • Engineering design for facilities
  • Quantitative techniques and management tools in planning

Skills

  • Analyze plant location, size, and layout using mathematical models
  • Apply engineering design principles to facility planning
  • Use computer software to model manufacturing systems
  • Lead facilities planning projects using quantitative and management tools

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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