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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