Facility Layout

Description
The PPT explains on the importance of facility layouts.

Facility Layout

Outline
• Objectives of Facility Layout • Types of Layouts
– Fixed Position Layout – Process Layout – Product Layout

• Designing Facility Layouts

Factors Affecting Layout
Develop an economical layout which will meet the requirements of: ? Product design and volume (product strategy) ? Process equipment and capacity (process strategy) ? Quality of work life (human resource strategy) ? Building and site constraints (location strategy)

Objectives for Layouts
• • • • • Minimize material handling costs Utilize space efficiently Utilize labor efficiently Eliminate bottlenecks Facilitate communication and interaction between workers, between workers and their supervisors, or between workers and customers

Objectives for Layouts
• Reduce manufacturing cycle time or customer service time • Eliminate redundant movement • Facilitate the entry, exit, and placement of material, products, or people • Incorporate safety and security measures • Promote product and service quality • Encourage proper maintenance activities • Provide a visual control of operations or activities • Provide flexibility to adapt to changing conditions

Basic Types of Layouts
• Fixed Position (project) Layout
–used in projects where the product cannot be moved

Basic Types of Layouts
• Process Layout
–machines, people, or equipment grouped by process they perform

Basic Types of Layouts
• Product Layout
–linear arrangement of workstations to produce a specific product or service

Basic Types of Layouts
• Hybrid Layout
–Combination of Process and Product Layout

Material Flow Matrix

Example
4 20 5 5 -Distance Matrix

1 2 3 4

1 --

2 10 --

3 15 10 --

Equal sizes

1 2 3 4

1 --

2 1 --

3 2 1 --

4 3 2 1 --

TC1234 ? 10 (1) ? 15 (2) ? 20 (3) ? 10 (1) ? 5(2) ? 5(1) ? 125 TC 2134(1 ? 2) ? 10 (1) ? 15 (1) ? 20 (2) ? 10 (2) ? 5(3) ? 5(1) ? 105 TC 3214(1 ? 3) ? 10 (1) ? 15 (2) ? 20 (1) ? 10 (1) ? 5(2) ? 5(3) ? 95 TC 4231(1 ? 4) ? 10 (2) ? 15 (1) ? 20 (3) ? 10 (1) ? 5(1) ? 5(2) ? 120 TC1324(2 ? 3) ? 10 (2) ? 15 (1) ? 20 (3) ? 10 (1) ? 5(1) ? 5(2) ? 120 TC1432(2 ? 4) ? 10 (3) ? 15 (2) ? 20 (1) ? 10 (1) ? 5(2) ? 5(1) ? 105 TC1243(3 ? 4) ? 10 (1) ? 15 (3) ? 20 (2) ? 10 (2) ? 5(1) ? 5(1) ? 125

Iteration 0 Iteration 1
Iteration 2

1 2 3 4 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4

125

95
95

References
• Production and operations management
– By P. Ramamurthy

• Production Management
– By Martin Kenneth Start

• http://www. wikipedia.com • http://www.esnips.com



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