Facility Layouts

Dr. R K Singh
Professor
MDI, Gurgaon

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Locate All Areas In and Around
Buildings
 Equipment
 Work stations
 Material storage
 Rest/break areas
 Utilities
 Eating areas
 Aisles
 Offices

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Layout Planning
 Layout planning in manufacturing & service
organisations
 deals with physical arrangement of various resources
that are available in the system
 with an objective to improve the performance of the
operating system
 Benefits of good layout design
 Higher utilization of space, equipments and people.
 Customers spend less time in service systems.
 Costs & Lead time come down.
 Improved quality and flexibility.

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Characteristics of the Facility
Layout Decision
 Location of these various areas impacts the flow through
the system.
 The layout can affect productivity and costs generated by
the system.
 Layout alternatives are limited by
 the amount and type of space required for the various
areas
 the amount and type of space available
 the operations strategy

. . . more

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Materials Handling
 The central focus of most manufacturing layouts is to minimize the cost
of processing, transporting, and storing materials throughout the
production system.

 Materials used in manufacturing include:

 Raw material
 Purchased components
 Work-in-progress
 Finished goods
 Packaging material
 Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies