Facility Layout
Operations Management
FACILITY LAYOUT
KRISHNA MURARI
FACILITY LAYOUT
A layout is the physical configuration of departments, workstations, and equipments in the conversion process. it is arrangement of physical resources used to create the product. Success of operations depends on the physical layouts of the facilities. Flow of raw material. Productivity and human relationship are all affected by the arrangements of the conversion facilities. Plant layout involves: i) planning and arranging facilities in new plant ii) improvements in existing layout to introduce new methods.
FACILITY LAYOUT
Layout decisions have long term consequences on cost and companies ability to serve the customers. Major objectives of layout i) Providing enough production capacity ii) Reducing material handling costs iii) Easy supervisions iv) Improvement in productivity v) Efficient utilisation labour vi) Increase in morale of the employees vii) Reducing accidents and hazards to personnel viii) Reducing congestion ix) utilizing the space efficiently and effectively.
FACTORS AFFECTING LAYOUT
1. Material – materials need storage. Layout should cater to storage and transportation of materials. 2. Product – Layout should suit to the nature of product and its method of production. i.e. aircraft manufacturing and car manufacturing layouts will be different. Sales also affects the layout. 3. Machinery – Size of machinery based on product, its volume and labour, affects the layout. 4. labour – Movement of workers, facilities for workers like canteen, toilet, restroom etc affects the layout.
FACTORS AFFECTING LAYOUT
5. Location – Type of building depends on the soil condition. Location decides the transportation and layout plan has to take care of this aspect. 6. Managerial policies – top management decides the layout objectives 7. Type of industry
CRITERIA FOR GOOD LAYOUT 1. Flexibility 2. Maximum coordination 3. Maximum visibility 4. Maximum accessibility 5. Minimum
FACILITY LAYOUT
KRISHNA MURARI
FACILITY LAYOUT
A layout is the physical configuration of departments, workstations, and equipments in the conversion process. it is arrangement of physical resources used to create the product. Success of operations depends on the physical layouts of the facilities. Flow of raw material. Productivity and human relationship are all affected by the arrangements of the conversion facilities. Plant layout involves: i) planning and arranging facilities in new plant ii) improvements in existing layout to introduce new methods.
FACILITY LAYOUT
Layout decisions have long term consequences on cost and companies ability to serve the customers. Major objectives of layout i) Providing enough production capacity ii) Reducing material handling costs iii) Easy supervisions iv) Improvement in productivity v) Efficient utilisation labour vi) Increase in morale of the employees vii) Reducing accidents and hazards to personnel viii) Reducing congestion ix) utilizing the space efficiently and effectively.
FACTORS AFFECTING LAYOUT
1. Material – materials need storage. Layout should cater to storage and transportation of materials. 2. Product – Layout should suit to the nature of product and its method of production. i.e. aircraft manufacturing and car manufacturing layouts will be different. Sales also affects the layout. 3. Machinery – Size of machinery based on product, its volume and labour, affects the layout. 4. labour – Movement of workers, facilities for workers like canteen, toilet, restroom etc affects the layout.
FACTORS AFFECTING LAYOUT
5. Location – Type of building depends on the soil condition. Location decides the transportation and layout plan has to take care of this aspect. 6. Managerial policies – top management decides the layout objectives 7. Type of industry
CRITERIA FOR GOOD LAYOUT 1. Flexibility 2. Maximum coordination 3. Maximum visibility 4. Maximum accessibility 5. Minimum