Functional planning

Abstract

Argues that there is more to planning a factory or office block than buying a piece of land and building. Considers other questions including: should it be single‐ or multi‐storey?: where should each manufacturing or other facility be located in respect of related departments to ensure optimum utilization?: what considerations should be borne in mind when locating employee facilities such as washrooms or dining halls? Suggests that these problems and others can be made easier to solve by the use of such aids as facility relationship, travel, functional relationship and other charts. Describes and illustrates these aids. Explains that, when applied in practice, they provide much help in achieving the desired operating effectiveness.

Citation

Wilde, E. (1996), "Functional planning", Facilities, Vol. 14 No. 7/8, pp. 35-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632779610123362