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Operations Management
William J. Stevenson
8th edition
6-2
CHAPTER
Process Selection
and Facility Layout
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
6-3
Introduction
Process selection
Major implications
Capacity planning
Layout of facilities
Equipment
Design of work systems
6-4
Forecasting
Capacity
Planning
Product and
Service Design
Technological
Change
Facilities and
Equipment
Layout
Process
Selection
Work
Design
6-5
Process Strategy
Key aspects of process strategy
Process flexibility
Adjust to changes
Design
Volume
technology
6-6
Process Selection
Variety
Flexibility
Batch
How much
What degree
Volume
Expected output
Job Shop
Repetitive
Continuous
6-7
Process Types
Job shop
Batch
Moderate volume
Repetitive/assembly line
Small scale
Continuous
6-8
Job Shop
Appliance repair
Emergency
room
Not
feasible
Commercial
bakery
Batch
Classroom
Lecture
Automotive
assembly
Repetitive
Automatic
carwash
Continuous
(flow)
Not
feasible
Oil refinery
Water purification
6-9
Very High
Moderate
Low
Very low
Process
flexibility
Very High
Moderate
Low
Very low
Unit cost
Very High
Moderate
Low
Very low
Volume of
output
Very High
Low
High
Very low
Automation
Automation
Computer-aided design and
manufacturing systems (CAD/CAM)
Numerically controlled (NC) machines
Robot
Manufacturing cell
Flexible manufacturing systems(FMS)
Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
Facilities Layout
High Cost
Bottlenecks
Accidents
The introduction of new
products or services
Safety hazards
Changes in volume of
output or mix of
products
Morale problems
Changes in methods
and equipment
Product layouts
Process layouts
Fixed-Position layout
Combination layouts
Product layout
Process layout
Product Layout
Figure 6.4
Raw
materials
or customer
Station
1
Station
Station
22
Station
Station
33
Material
Material
Material
Material
and/or
labor
and/or
labor
and/or
labor
and/or
labor
Station
Station
44
Finished
item
In
4
5
Workers
6
Out
10
Process Layout
Figure 6.7
Process Layout
(functional)
Dept. A
Dept. C
Dept. E
Dept. B
Dept. D
Dept. F
Product Layout
Figure 6.7 (contd)
Product Layout
(sequential)
Work
Station 1
Work
Station 2
Work
Station 3
Cellular Layouts
Cellular Production
Group Technology
Functional
Cellular
Number of moves
between departments
many
few
Travel distances
longer
shorter
Travel paths
variable
fixed
greater
shorter
Throughput time
higher
lower
Amount of work in
process
higher
lower
Supervision difficulty
higher
lower
Scheduling complexity
higher
lower
Equipment utilization
lower
higher
Cycle Time
N =
(D)( t)
OT
Precedence Diagram
Figure 6.10
1.0 min.
b
c
0.7 min.
d
0.5 min.
A Simple Precedence
Diagram
e
0.2 min.
Example 1 Solution
Eligible
Assign
Task
1.0
0.9
0.2
a, c
c
none
a
c
-
0.9
0.2
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.3
d
e
-
d
e
-
0.5
0.3
Workstation
1
Time
Remaining
Revised
Time
Remaining
Station
Idle Time
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.5
Example 2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.3
Solution to Example 2
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
e
f
Station 4
Parallel Workstations
1 min.
30/hr.
1 min.
30/hr.
2 min.
30/hr.
1 min.
30/hr.
Bottleneck
30/hr.
1 min.
60/hr.
1 min.
30/hr.
1 min.
1 min.
30/hr.
1 min.
Parallel Workstations
30/hr.
60/hr.
Figure 6.12
30
1
170
100
Authors note:
Process Layout
Milling
Assembly
& Test
Grinding
Drilling
Plating
Functional Layout
333
Lathes
1111 2222
Heat
treat
111
Grind
3333
Assembly
4
44
44
111
3
33
33
33
33
111 333
Drill
Mill
222
222
2
444
222
111
444
333
333
222
Gear
cutting
111
444
-1111
Lathe
222222222
3333333333
Mill
Mill
Drill
Drill
Lathe Mill
44444444444444
Mill
Heat
treat
Gear
-1111
cut
Heat
treat
Grind - 2222
Heat
treat
Grind - 3333
Drill
Gear - 4444
cut
Assembly