Brett, EricJohannes, N.L.University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering2012-01-312012-01-312011-102011http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18000Thesis (B Eng. (Industrial and Systems Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2011.This project looks at the current production facilities at SAAB EDS ZA using facility layout techniques and a lean manufacturing technique called value stream mapping. After analysis is done alternative layouts are designed for consolidating the production plant to a new building so that productivity is increased and materials handling decreased.64 pagesPDFenCopyright: University of PretoriaMini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering)Lean manufacturingValue stream mappingFacility planningProduction consolidationText