4. Defination Of Plant Layout.
It refers an optimum arrangement of
different facilities including men,machine
materials equipment etc.
5. TYPES OF PLANT LAYOUT.
1.Product Layout
2.Process Layout.
3.Fixed Layout.
4.Combine or Group Layout
6. PRODUCT LAYOUT.
All the processing equipment and machines are arranged
according to the sequence of operations of the product,the
layout is called product layout.
It is also called line layout.
POINTS.
1.No flexiblity.
2.Better utilization of machines.
3.Less floor area is required.
4.One type of product is required.
5.More productivity.
8. ADAVANTAGES AND
DISADAVANTAGES
1.Less space required.
2.Continuous work.
3.Less skilled workers required.
4.Automatic material handling
use.
1.Less flexibible.
2.High capital cost.
3.High supervision cost.
4.Difficulty in expansion.
9. PROCESS LAYOUT.
In this type of layout,the machines are not arranged
according the sequence of operations but are arranged
according to the nature of operations.
It is also called functional layout
POINTS.
1.More floor space is required.
2.Flexibility is availble.
3.Less Valume required
4.Lack of accountability.
5.Large valuume of produuction.
6.No proper sequence of operation
11. ADAVANTAGES AND
DISADAVANTAGES
1.High flexiblity.
2.Better utilization of availble
equipment.
3.Better productivity quality.
4.Workers in one section are not
affected by the nature of the
operations carried out in another
section
1.Need more space.
2.Automatic handling material is
extremely difficult.
3.More material in process
remains in queue for further
operations.
4.Production control becomes
difficult.
12. FIXED POSITION LAYOUT.
In this type of layout,the major components remain in a fixed
location,other materilas,parts,tools,machinery,man power
and other supporting equipment's are brought to this
location.
It is also called static layout.
POINTS.
1.Time consuming.
2.More Expensive.
3.Highly skilled operator is used
14. ADAVANTAGES AND
DISADAVANTAGES
1.Save time and cost in movement
2.More economical when several
orders in different stages are
executed.
3.Adjustment can be made to meet
shortage of materials or absence
or workers
1.Lengthy production
period,heavy investment cost.
2.Very large space is required for
shortage of materials and
equipment.
3.As several operations are
carried simultaneously,possibility
of confusion and conflict are high
15. COMBINE OR GROUP LAYOUT.
Now a days in pure state anyone form of layouts discussed above
is rarely found.Therefore,generally the layouts used in industrirs
are the compromise of the above mentioned layouts.Every layouts
has got certain advantages and disadvanges.Therefore industries
would like to use any type of layout as such.
Flexiblity is a very imprtant factory,so layout should be such can
be molded according to the requirements of industry,without much
investment
16. You don't build a business.You
build the people and the people
build the business.
Zig Zagler.
