2. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Location of Plant involves commitment of resources to a
long range plan
Need for selection of location
Business newly started
Existing business has outgrown the capacity of the original facilities
Volume of business or extent of market needs establishing of
branches
Lease expires and the landlord does not renew the lease
Other social or economic reasons e.g. Inadequate labour supply,
shifting of markets etc.
3. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Principal factors which influence the choice of
location are.
1. Proximity to market
2. Integration with other parts of the organisation
3. Availability of labour and skills
4. Availability of amenities
5. Availability of transport
6. Availability of inputs
4. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
7. Availability of services
8. Suitability of land and climate
9. Regional regulations
10. Room for expansions
11. Safety requirements
12. Site cost
13. Political, cultural and economics situation
14. Special grants, regional taxes and import/export
barriers
5. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Proper selection of location for the plant ensures
An easy and regular supply of
Raw materials
Labour force
Efficient plant layout
Proper utilisation of plant production capacity & related cost of
production
6. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
National decision (PEST factors)
Selection of the region
Selection of locality or community
Selection of exact site
7. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
A floor plan for determining and arranging the desired
machinery and equipment of a plant.
The types of plant layouts are:
1.Process Layout
2.Product Layout
3.Fixed position layout
8. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Materials
Product
Labour
Machinery
Location
Managerial policies
9. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Grouping together of similar machines in one
department
Material moves from one group of machines to the
other
Movement over longer distance and along criss-cross
paths
May also involve part finished inventory waiting
11. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Advantages
Reduced investment on machines, being general purpose
machines
Greater flexibility in production
Better and more efficient supervision
Greater scope of expansion
Better utilisation of resources
Handling breakdown of equipment easier-jobs can be
transferred to other machines
Full utilisation of machinery
12. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Limitations
Difficulty in movement of materials
Layout requires more space
Difficulty in production control
Production time increased because of extra travel
Accumulation of work-in-process at different machines
13. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Machines arranged in a line depending upon sequence of
operations
Material moves in a line from the first machine to the
finished product on the last machine.
Investment higher as compared to process layout
14. FINISHED GOODS
MATERIAL FLOW
RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION SUB-SYSTEM
RECEIVING
STORAGE
OPERATION A
OPERATION B
OPERATION C
OPERATION D
SHIPPING
CONTINUOUS FLOW PRODUCTION SYSTEM (FLOW SHOP)
PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
15. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Advantages
Reduction in material handling cost due to mechanisation
Layout avoids production bottlenecks
Economy in manufacturing time
Better production control
Requires less floor area per unit of production
Work-in-progress in reduced
Early detection of mistakes
16. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Limitations
Layout inflexible
Layout expensive
Difficulty in supervision
Expansion is difficult
Any breakdown along the line can disrupt total production
17. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Movement of men & machinery to the product
Product remains stationary
Cost of moving product is high, product being bulky
18. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Advantages
Men/machinery can be moved for a wide variety of operations
producing different products
Worker identifies himself with the product & takes pride when
the work is completed
Investment on layout is small
High cost & difficulty in transporting a bulky job avoided
19. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Limitations
Layout usage is only one time
Skilled workforce required
Work location not favourable
Work completion requires a lot of time
20. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Grouping of machines into cells
Cells function somewhat like product layout within a
larger shop or process layout
Each cell in the cm formed to produce a single part /
a few parts
All with common characteristics which usually requires
similar machines and settings
Flow of parts within the cell can take many forms
21. 1 2
3
45
1 2 3
1 2
34
21
CELL # 3
CELL # 4
CELL # 1
CELL # 2
PRODUCTION OPERATION PRODUCT OR MATERIAL FLOW
CELLULAR MANUFACTURING LAYOUT
PART D
PART Y
PART X
PART A
PART B
3
PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
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A
C B
D A
B C
D
C
A D
B C
D A
B
= work station
23. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Advantages
Lower work-in-process inventories
Reduced material handling costs
Shorter flow times in production
Simplified production planning (men, material etc.)
Overall performance often increases by lowering production
costs & improving on-time delivery
Improved quality
24. PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
Limitations
Reduced manufacturing flexibility & potentially increased machine
downtime
Duplicate pieces of machinery may be needed so as to avoid
movement of parts between cells
25. SERVICE WAITING LINE MODULES
SINGLE CHANNEL,
SINGLE PHASE MODULE
WAITING LINE SERVICE
FACILITY
MULTIPLE CHANNEL,
SINGLE PHASE MODULE
SERVICE
FACILITY
WAITING LINE
SINGLE CHANNEL,
MULTIPLE PHASE MODULE
WAITING LINE SERVICE FACILITY
SERVICE
FACILITY
WAITING LINE
MULTIPLE CHANNEL,
MULTIPLE PHASE MODULE
PLANT LOCATION AND LAYOUT
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Plant layout has to provide for other facilities also
Location for receiving and shipping departments
Storage
Inspection
Maintenance
Employee facilities
Others, as applicable to various plants
Power generators
Water treatment plants
Oil tankers
Compressed air, Chilled water plants etc.