Current Texts and Videos by Richard Muther & Associates
Our systematic planning methods are explained in a variety of texts, booklets, and videos. These “how to” manuals and instructional videos are available from their respective publishers. If you are leading a project team or simply want to know more about a particular subject, you will find these publications to be highly practical and organized for quick mastery of our methods.
Personal Soft Copies
As a service to our clients and the users or our methods, we make selected texts available as soft copies. Physical copies of books currently in print are available from www.MIRPBooks.com. Books no longer in print or early editions may be available from various sources.
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Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) 4TH edition. A working manual and project guide for the layout planner. Chapters explain and illustrate successive steps in the SLP method, widely used throughout the world and referenced in all textbooks on the subject. Includes more than 20 Working Forms and checklists to be used in various steps. Applicable to any kind of layout or facility of any size. Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) 4th ed 400 pages; 200 illustrations and checklists Soft cover; comb binding Download a soft copy for personal use Order printed copies from www.MIRPBOOKS.com The Simplified SLP booklet below provides a short-form explanation of SLP. The Fundamentals of Plant Floor Layout package below explains the full SLP method.
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| Simplified Systematic Layout Planning By: Richard Muther and John D. Wheeler ISBN: 0933684-09-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-933684-09-6 Management & Industrial Research Publications The most popular book ever on the subject of layout planning. Over 200,000 copies sold. A short-form, 6-step version of the full SLP method. Includes Working Forms for each step and detailed illustrated examples of their use. Appropriate for offices up to 3,000 square feet, plant floor and lab areas up to 5,000 square feet, and warehouses up to 10,000 square feet. Written for leaders of layout planning teams, professional space planners, and for managers and small business owners who wish to make their own layouts. Also great for classroom instruction. (Included free with the SME Fundamentals of Plant Floor Layout video and training package above). Price from publisher (2023): $18 Portuguese translation available from:
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| Fundamentals of Plant Floor Layout DVD and Training Package By: Richard Muther and H. Lee Hales Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, Michigan, 1998. Overview of plant layout using live footage of manufacturing facilities. Provides a step-by-step, illustration of Richard Muther’s internationally-acclaimed and widely-used method: Systematic Layout Planning (SLP). Training package includes DVD, the booklet: Simplified Systematic Layout Planning, and pencil-ruler kit for flow and relationship diagramming. Ideal for self-instruction, classroom training and orientation of layout-planning teams. Price from SME Bookstore: $260
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| Planning Manufacturing Cells (Textbook) By H. Lee Hales and Bruce Andersen ISBN: 0-87263-549-X ISBN-13: 978-0-87263-549-4 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Dearborn, Michigan First edition 2002 270 pages Soft cover; spiral binding A complete “how to” reference manual for setting up cells of all kinds. Over 100 illustrations. Over 20 Working Forms and checklists covering every aspect of cell planning and implementation. A complete guide to our popular method: Systematic Planning of Manufacturing Cells (SPMC). Price from SME Bookstore: $72 Included free with Fundamentals of Cell Planning Video and Training Package.
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| Fundamentals of Manufacturing Cell Planning DVD and Training Package By: H. Lee Hales, Bruce Andersen, and William E. Fillmore Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, Michigan, 2002. Overview of manufacturing cells using live footage of installed cells. Provides a step-by-step, illustration of successful cell planning using Systematic Planning of Manufacturing Cells (SPMC). Training package includes: DVD, text, workbook, Simplified SPMC booklet on planning small cells, and pencil-ruler kit for process charting and cell flow diagramming. Ideal for self-instruction, classroom training, and orientation of cell-planning teams. Price from SME Bookstore: $734
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| Simplified Systematic Planning of Manufacturing Cells By: Muther, Fillmore, and Rome ISBN: 0-933684-134 ISBN-13: 978-0-933684-13-3 Management & Industrial Research Publications A highly-condensed, 6-step version of the full SPMC method. Includes Working Forms for each step and detailed illustrated examples of their use. Appropriate for planning small, simple cells. Written for leaders and members of cell-planning teams. Also useful for classroom instruction. Price from publisher (2023): $18
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| Simplified Systematic Handling Analysis By: Muther, Jungthirapanich, and Haney ISBN: 0933684-11-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-933684-11-9 Management & Industrial Research Publications A short-form, 6-step version of Systematic Handling Analysis (SHA). Includes Working Forms for each step and detailed illustrated examples of their use. Written for leaders of improvement planning teams, material handling engineers, equipment dealers’ personnel, and for classroom instruction. Price from publisher (2023): $18
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| Simplified Systematic Network Planning By: Chandra S. Natarajan and H. Lee Hales ISBN: 0-933684-21-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-933684-21-8 Management & Industrial Research Publications A highly-condensed, 6-step version of Systematic Network Planning (SNP) for network problems of limited scale and scope. Includes Working Forms for each step and detailed illustrated examples of their use. Presumes the use of network modeling software. Written for planners of logistical networks, teams involved in a network planning project, team leaders. facilitators and teachers. Includes brief explanations of network planning, modeling and common terminology. Download a soft copy for personal use. Price from publisher (2023): $28
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| Systematic Planning of Industrial Facilities (SPIF) By: Richard Muther and Lee Hales Over 600 illustrated pages. This two-volume work is a complete guide to consolidating, expanding, renovating, or planning new industrial plants. Volume II is loaded with checklists, decision-aids, and 20 Working Forms for every aspect of industrial facilities planning. An indispensable reference for anyone involved in planning industrial facilities. Volume I – What to Do Download a soft copy for personal use Price from publisher (2023): $45 Volume II – How to Do It Download a soft copy for personal use Price from publisher (2023): $85 Two-volume set: Price from publisher (2023): $120
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Recent Handbook Chapters by Richard Muther & Associates |
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| Manufacturing Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition Edited By: Hwaiyu Geng, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-07-1183977-8 Work Cell Design, Chapter 40, pp. 40-1 – 40-14. A short, concise guide to cell planning. Following the six steps of Simplified SPMC, this chapter explains how to plan a manufacturing cell. It discusses the information and analyses required at each step and the outputs achieved. Several types of cells are discussed. Includes a checklist covering all major aspects of cell planning and operation, including physical arrangement, operating procedures, organization, and training.
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| Maynard’s Industrial Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition Edited By: Kjell B. Zandin, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2001. ISBN: 0-07-041102-6 Planning Manufacturing Cells, pp. 8.81 – 8.104. A short, concise guide to cell planning. Following the six steps of Simplified SPMC, this chapter explains how to plan a manufacturing cell. It discusses the information and analyses required at each step and the outputs achieved. Several types of cells are discussed. Includes a checklist covering all major aspects of cell planning and operation, including physical arrangement, operating procedures, organization, and training. Industrial Engineering Support for Materials Management, pp. 10.3 – 10.30. A “must read” for those working in logistics and distribution. This chapter describes the tasks of the industrial engineer in transportation planning, materials handling analysis, and storage planning. Two-page reference chart lists more than 40 specific support functions performed by industrial engineers.
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Earlier Texts and Handbooks of Historical InterestThe early works below remain useful and relevant in their presentation of basic issues, choices, and information required. (We suggest www.bookfinder.com). |
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| Systematic Handling Analysis (SHA) By: Richard Muther and Knut Haganäs, Management and Industrial research Publications, Kansas City, Missouri, 1969. Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 73-90920 ISBN: 0-933684-03-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-933684-03-4 Out of Print. Revision in progress. Available in single hand-made copies. Contact www.MIRPBooks.com Download a soft copy for personal use A working manual for the material handling engineer. Chapters explain and illustrate successive steps in the SHA method. Includes 16 Working Forms to be used in various steps. A companion method to SLP. The Simplified SHA booklet above provides a short-form explanation of SHA.
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| Practical Plant Layout By: Richard Muther McGraw-Hill, New York, 1955. ISBN: 0-933684-03-7 Out of Print. The first text ever devoted to industrial layout planning. Establishes all the important principles and decisions to be made. Pre-dates the development of the SLP method, but describes and illustrates the steps required to develop a layout plan. Find Practical Plant Layout used
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| Production Line Technique By: Richard Muther McGraw-Hill, New York, 1944. ISBN: 1114273023 Out of Print. Over 320 pages on every aspect of line production. A great historical read for those interested in the origins of continuous flow manufacturing, one-piece flow, line balancing, line-feeding, just-in-time parts delivery, point-of-use storage, preventive maintenance, manufacturing cells. Download a soft copy for personal use Find Production Line Technique used
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| Computer-Aided Facilities Planning By: H. Lee Hales Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1984. ISBN: 0-8247-7240-7 First-ever text on software for facilities planning and design. Predates widespread use of Microsoft Excel and Access and the popularity of AutoCAD. Specifics on hardware and software packages are out of date. Good description and comparison of early algorithms for automatic layout generation. Of possible historical interest to those developing computer applications for facilities planning. Find Computer-Aided Facilities Planning used
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| Industrial Engineering Handbook, 3rd Edition Edited By: H.B. Maynard, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971. ISBN: 07-041084-4 Of historical interest as one of the last editions by Maynard himself. First edition to include significant sections on computer applications and operations research (before American professionals became preoccupied with quantitative and software-based techniques!) Chapters by the leading industrial engineers of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The 8-page chapter on Work Simplification by Allan Mogensen is a priceless time capsule on the origins of continuous improvement. – before Western professionals had to relearn it in Japanese terms! Contains two chapters by Richard Muther. Plant Layout, pp 11-26 to 11-62, A concise summary of the Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) method. Production Line Techniques, pp 11-90 to 11-114, A concise summary of key points and principles involved in continuous flow manufacturing. Find IE Handbook 3rd Edition used
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| Management Handbook for Plant Engineers Edited By: Bernard T. Lewis, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1977. ISBN: 0-07-037530-5 Contains three chapters by Richard Muther and Lee Hales Determination of Requirements, pp 2-3 to 2-20, A concise guide to establishing the capacity and space required for a given level of production. Evaluation of Existing Space Organization, pp 2-21 to 2-32, How to survey the utilization and condition of existing industrial space. Site Selection, pp 2-53 to 2-62, A concise guide to industrial site location and selection. Includes lists of basic considerations when locating and selecting sites. Find Management Handbook for Plant Engineers used
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| Facilities and Plant Engineering Handbook Edited By: Bernard T. Lewis and J. P. Marron, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1973. ISBN: 07-037560-7 Contains a long chapter by Richard Muther. Planning for New Facilities and Modifications to Existing Facilities, pp 3-17 to 3-50, A concise guide to industrial facilities planning. Lists the major decisions to be made and steps to be followed during the planning process. Find Facilities and Plant Engineering Handbook used
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Early Textbook Translations |
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| In the decades when our systematic planning methods were first published, English was not common as a second language among the world’s engineers and planners. In order to learn and apply our methods, those in Europe, Latin America and Asia needed translations into their local languages. Today, these books are out of print. They were typically made for the first editions of our texts and are not likely to be re-published, given the now widespread use of English. However, these translations still have utility since the latest versions of our planning methods are fundamentally the same and compatible with their original versions.
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