MBA 2C 12MBA 1138 PLANT LAYOUT Meaning‚ Definition and Scope: A plant layout generally refers to an arrangement of machinery‚ equipment and other industrial facilities like receiving and shipping departments‚ tool rooms‚ maintenance rooms and various employee amenities‚ for the purpose of achieving the fastest and the smoothest production at a minimum cost. In other words‚ plant layout is a floor plan for determining the and arranging the desired machinery
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Facility Layout Design using Block Diagramming 1 Outline • • • • • • • What is Facility Layout Design? What is Block Diagramming? Using Block Diagramming in your organization Explanation of Block Diagramming Practice Strengths / Weaknesses Summary 2 What is Facility Layout Design? • Facility layout means planning: – for the location of all machines‚ utilities‚ employee workstations‚ customer service areas‚ material storage areas‚ aisles‚ restrooms‚ lunchrooms‚ internal walls‚ offices
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Single Line Diagram of Substations Substations Electric power is produced at the power generating stations‚ which are generally located far away from the load centers. High voltage transmission lines are used to transmit the electric power from the generating stations to the load centers. Between the power generating station and consumers a number of transformations and switching stations are required. These are generally known as substations. Substations are important part of power system
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will be less each time the task is undertaken. 2. The unit time will decrease at a decreasing rate. 3. The reduction in time will follow a predictable pattern” (Chase‚ Jacobs‚ Aquilano‚ 2006). The process performance data defined in the Pizza Store Layout Simulation is as follows: Weeks No of Customers for Group of 2 No of Customers for Group of 4 Avg. Wait Time(Min) Avg. Queue Length Profit ($) 3-4 71 105 4.96 2.50 1‚477 5-6 67 109 4.32 2.26 1‚695 7-8 96 143 3.32 2.72 2‚040 There is definite
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OFFICE LAYOUTS OPEN PLAN OFFICE • The open plan office is a large open room which is no dividing or partitions. • Road Transport Department also found an open work area. • Employees gathered in a large area to facilitate the monitoring carried out. • This section will accommodate Executive Officer‚ Chief Clerk‚ Clerk and Office Assistant. Staff will be monitored by the Executive Officer and Chief Clerk. ADVANTAGE OF OPEN-PLAN OFFICE • Most appreciate the sense of community that
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Case #4: Bridging the Gap As customers once knew‚ The Gap was a popular fashion apparel store that attracted many people to it. However‚ this is no longer the case in the present day. So what happened? According to the case‚ competitors are gaining market share with cheaper and fresher fashion designs. One of the problems Gap (including other retailers) is the rising costs of raw materials. Gap said this would force them to raise their prices on items by 20 percent‚ but the customers
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The Gap Inc. business strategy is a combined of cost leader and differentiation. The company provides a highly competitive price with some differentiated fashion features. As a cost leader‚ Gap supplies the similar products at a lower price‚ uses the simple design‚ and applies a tight cost control system to its store space. At the same time‚ Gap also equipped with some unique product features. The company has variety products designed for different group of target customer‚ like GapKids and Banana
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A learning curve‚ in common terms‚ “is used to describe the effort required to acquire a new skill (e.g.‚ expertise with a new tool) over a specific period of time” Wikipedia.org. In scholarly terms‚ “Learning curves are also an integral part in planning corporate strategy‚ such as decisions concerning pricing‚ capital investment‚ and operating costs based on experience curves” Chase-Jacobs-Aquilano. In the pizzeria scenario presented requires a full understanding of the cause and effect of decisions
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In a cellular layout‚ a company such as Cutco will group dissimilar machines into work centers called cells that process families of parts with similar shapes or processing requirements. Each cell at Cutco has its own job to do for the team before it can reach the next
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PROJECT TITLE : A study on layout of Big Bazaar‚Noida. INTROUCTION: Big Bazaar is a chain of shopping malls in India currently with 29 outlets‚ owned by the Pantaloon Group. It works on same the economy model as Wal-Mart and has had considerable success in many Indian cities and small towns. The idea was pioneered by entrepreneur Kishore Biyani‚ the head of Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.Big Bazaar‚ the flagship retail chain of the Future Group‚ is on the verge of achieving a unique milestone in the
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