2.
Facility layout refers to an arrangement of physical
facilities in such a manner so as to have quickest
flow of material at the lowest cost and with the least
amount of handling in processing the product.
3. A well designed layout is one that can be beneficial in
achieving the following objectives:
Proper and efficient utilization of available floor
space.
Transportation of work from one point to another
point without any delay.
Proper utilization of production capacity.
Reduce material handling costs.
Utilize labour efficiently.
Reduce accidents.
6.
Also known as functional layout.
Similar machines / operations are located at
one place as per the functions.
Useful for job production .
7.
Varied degree of machine utilization.
There is greater scope of expansion.
High product variety can be easily handled.
Breakdown of one machine does not result in
total stoppage of production.
Easy maintenance.
Different departments.
8.
High degree of material handling.
Little costly
Skilled workers are required.
Total cycle time is high.
Inspection is more frequent.
Production planning and control is relatively
difficult.
9.
Also known as line layout.
Various facilities are located in sequence.
Used for continuous operations.
There should be no points where one line
crosses another line.
All the operations should be included in the line.
10.
Reduction in material handling.
Economy in manufacturing time.
Better production control.
Require less floor area per unit of production.
Work-in-progress is reduced and so on
investment.
Early detection of mistakes.
11.
Changes in product design are difficult to
accommodate.
Product variety is limited.
Breakdown of any machine affects the whole
production process.
Limited flexibility to increase the production
capacities .
12.
Materials remain at a fixed position.
Essential when products are difficult to move.
Need for such type of layout arises in case of
extremely large and heavy products.
13.
Flexible with regard to change in design.
Essential in large capacity jobs.
Very cost effective when similar type
products are being processed.
Mostly done on-site
14.
Capital investment
Long duration to complete a product.
Space requirements for storage is generally
large.
Transportation cost be may high
