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Facility Layout

Facility Layout. Ross L. Fink. Facility Layout Types. Classic Process (functional, departmental) Product (assembly line) Fixed Position Cellular. Process Layout. Product Layout. Advantages of Process Layout. More product variety Less investment in equipment

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Facility Layout

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  1. Facility Layout Ross L. Fink

  2. Facility Layout Types • Classic • Process (functional, departmental) • Product (assembly line) • Fixed Position • Cellular

  3. Process Layout

  4. Product Layout

  5. Advantages of Process Layout • More product variety • Less investment in equipment • Can share equipment across products • Redundant equipment • Training is easier • Maintenance is easier

  6. Disadvantages of Process Layout • More work-in-process (WIP) inventory • More skilled workers • More difficult Scheduling--workers and materials • Quality control more difficult • Higher variable cost of production

  7. Advantages of Product Layout • Lower variable cost of production • Easier scheduling--workers and materials • Higher quality--easier to manage quality • Lower work-in-process (WIP) inventory • Can use less skilled workers

  8. Disadvantages of Product Layout • Larger investment in equipment • Less flexibility in product offering • Harder to develop workers • Little sharing of equipment • Little or no backup equipment • Worker dissatisfaction with job

  9. Fixed Position Layout • Material, equipment, and workers brought to product • Used for items that are difficult to move--large items

  10. Changes to Classical Layout Types • Process--arrangement of departments (minimize material flow) • Product--use of general purpose equipment • Mixed layouts-using different layout types for different products

  11. Cellular Layouts • Work cell--equipment and workers are arranged to produce a family of related products • Based on group technology

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