PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Chapter 9

FACILITY LAYOUT

Chapter 9 Facility Layout

Plant Layout
Plant layout refers to the arrangement of machinery, equipment and other industrial facilities for achieving quickest and smooth production. Objectives of a Good Layout Improving productivity is the overall objective of good layout.

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Factors Influencing facility Layout

Materials Product Worker Machinery Types of Industry Location Managerial Policies

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Principles of Layout
The Principle of Minimum Travel Principle of Sequence Principle of Usage Principle of Compactness Principle of Safety and Satisfaction Principle of Flexibility Principle of Minimum Investment

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Types of Layout
i. Process layout or functional layout or job shop layout; ii. Product layout or line processing layout or flow-line layout; iii. Fixed position layout or static layout; iv. Cellular manufacturing (CM) layout or Group Technology layout; v. Combination layout or Hybrid layout.

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Process Layout or Functional Layout or Job Shop Layout

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Line Layout or Product Layout

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Fixed Position Layout or Static Layout

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Cellular Manufacturing Layout or Group Technology Layout

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Combined Layout or Hybrid Layout for Gear Manufacturing

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Service Facility Layout

Service facility layout should provide easy entrance to service facilities from free ways and busy thoroughfares.

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Steps in Layout Planning and Design

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Layout Tools and Techniques

Plant layout template is a scaled representation of a physical object in a layout. Templates Operations Sequence Analysis Operations sequence analysis helps arrange departments graphically analysing the layout problem. Line balancing is the study that nearly equally divides the work to be done among the workers and minimises the number of employees required to complete a project.
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Criteria for Selection and Design of Layouts

Material handling cost and worker effectiveness are the two criteria used for selecting layout design. The various methods used for selecting the best layout among several alternatives layouts are 1. Travel Chart Method 2. Load-Distance Analysis Method 3. Systematic Layout Planning

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