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Operations Management: William J. Stevenson
Operations Management: William J. Stevenson
Operations Management: William J. Stevenson
Operations Management
William J. Stevenson
8th edition
6-2 Process Selection and Facility Layout
CHAPTER
6
Process Selection
and Facility Layout
Introduction
Process selection
Deciding on the way production of goods or
services will be organized
Major implications
Capacity planning
Layout of facilities
Equipment
Facilities and
Forecasting Capacity Equipment
Planning
Process
Technological Selection Work
Change Design
6-5 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Process Strategy
Process Selection
Variety
How much Batch
Flexibility
What degree
Volume
Job Shop Repetitive
Expected output
Continuous
6-7 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Process Types
Job shop
Small scale
Batch
Moderate volume
Repetitive/assembly line
High volumes of standardized goods or services
Continuous
Very high volumes of non-discrete goods
6-8 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Dimension
Job variety Very High Moderate Low Very low
Process Very High Moderate Low Very low
flexibility
Automation
Facilities Layout
Inefficient operations
For Example: Changes in the design
High Cost of products or services
Bottlenecks
Accidents
The introduction of new
products or services
Safety hazards
6-14 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Changes in
environmental Changes in volume of
or other legal output or mix of
requirements products
Morale problems
Changes in methods
and equipment
6-15 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Product layouts
Process layouts
Fixed-Position layout
Combination layouts
6-16 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Product layout
Layout that uses standardized processing
operations to achieve smooth, rapid, high-
volume flow
Process layout
Layout that can handle varied processing
requirements
Fixed Position layout
Layout in which the product or project remains
stationary, and workers, materials, and
equipment are moved as needed
6-17 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Product Layout
Figure 6.4
Raw Finished
Station Station Station Station
materials 1 2 3 4 item
or customer
Material Material Material Material
Labor specialization
Process Layout
Figure 6.7
Process Layout
(functional)
Product Layout
Figure 6.7 (cont’d)
Product Layout
(sequential)
Cellular Layouts
Cellular Production
Layout in which machines are grouped into a
cell that can process items that have similar
processing requirements
Group Technology
The grouping into part families of items with
similar design or manufacturing characteristics
6-25 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Office layouts
6-26 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Cycle Time
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6-29 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Determine the Minimum Number
of Workstations Required
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Precedence Diagram
Figure 6.10
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0.7 min. 0.5 min. 0.2 min.
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