Chapter 5, Part B Overview - Facility Layout
- Manufacturing Facility Layouts
- Analyzing Manufacturing Facility Layouts
- Service Facility Layouts
- Wrap-Up: What World-Class Companies Do
Facility Layout - 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, and computer rooms
- for the flow patterns of materials and people around, into, and within buildings
- Equipment
- Work stations
- Material storage
- Rest/break areas
- Utilities
- Eating areas
- Aisles
- Offices
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
- . . . more
Characteristics of the Facility Layout Decision - Layout decisions tend to be:
- Infrequent
- Expensive to implement
- Studied and evaluated extensively
- Long-term commitments
Manufacturing Facility Layouts - 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
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