OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: - PLANT LAYOUT The assignment summarises what is a plant layout‚ main objectives for designing a good plant layout‚ the various types of plant layouts‚ advantages and disadvantages of the respective layouts‚ what are various techniques used to design a plant layout‚ and importance of layout in every sector of business‚ be it manufacturing or services. All this is well explained with live examples from various industries depicting the relevance of each layout. FORD’S PLANT There
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Facilities Layout Facilities layout refers to the arrangement of all equipment‚ machinery‚ and furnishings within a building envelope after considering the various objectives of the facility. The layout consists of production areas‚ support areas‚ and the personnel areas in the building Need of Facilities Layout The need for facilities layout arises both in the process of designing a new layout and in redesigning an existing layout. The need in the former case is obvious but in the latter
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PLANT LAYOUT Outline of Contents: What is Plant layout? Necessity of good layout Factors affecting good layout Principles of good layout Advantages of good layout Symptoms of poor layout Types of layout What is PLANT LAYOUT? Plant layout refers to the arrangement of physical facilities such as machines‚ equipment‚ tools‚ furniture etc. 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 from the receipt
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PLANT LAYOUT Introduction – Plant layout is very essential and needs consideration and attention from the very beginning so as to avoid subsequent problems. Though one can think of several layouts but the best one is obviously the one‚ which is both very systematic and cheap. It is arrangement of machines‚ scientific use of work area‚ easy and convenient transport system‚ easy sorting out of materials and processing different parts. Since the area has already been selected
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What is a Plant Layout? Definition of Plant Layout Plant Layout is the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities within a Plant. The Plant Layout can be indicated on a floor plan showing the distances between different features of the plant. Optimizing the Layout of a Plant can improve productivity‚ safety and quality of Products. Uneccessary efforts of materials handling can be avoided when the Plant Layout is optimized. This is valid for: - Distances Material has to move - Distances
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effectiveness of a facilities layout Dhamodharan Raman Sev V. Nagalingam‚ Grier C.I. Lin Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Research‚ University of South Australia‚ Mawson Lakes Boulevard‚ Mawson Lakes‚ SA 5095‚ Australia Received 29 January 2007; received in revised form 18 May 2007; accepted 13 June 2007 Abstract Performance measurement models are essential to support various decision making problems that may arise during life cycle of a facilities layout. Available models are only suitable
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Indian liquor industry – Regulatory hangover to continue The Indian liquor industry is a high-risk industry‚ primarily on account of the high taxes and innumerable regulations governing it. As a result‚ liquor companies suffer from low pricing flexibility and have inefficient capacities‚ which‚ in turn‚ have led to low margins and weak financial profiles. Moreover‚ even though the two large liquor groups in the country enjoy a majority market share‚ the price-sensitive nature of the industry
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Location and Layout Case Study Layout of Quality Supermarket in Miami‚ Florida The Quality Supermarket Group operates over 75 retail outlets in Florida‚ of which there are around 10 local Miami/Fort Lauderdale supermarkets. Quality supermarkets compete both by choices of location‚ which are convenient for frequent shoppers‚ and by the quality of the products and service. To remain profitable every Quality manager must maximize the revenue and contribution per square metre but must also minimize
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ADVERTISING THE NON – ADVERTISBLE BRAND 1. Do you see Advertisements on television? a) Yes b) No 2. Have you seen any advertisement of cigarettes or alcohol? a) Yes b) No 3. Do you know about surrogate advertisement? a) Yes b) No 4. Do you recalled about the original product while looking at the surrogate ads? a) Yes b) No 5. How will you rank the present advertisement? a) Entertaining b)
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F A C I L I T Y L AYO U T 187 Basic Production Layout Formats Process layout defined Product layout defined Group technology (cellular) layout defined Fixed-position layout defined 188 Process Layout Computerized layout techniques—CRAFT Systematic layout planning CRAFT defined Systematic layout planning (SLP) defined 193 Product Layout Assembly lines Assembly-line balancing Splitting tasks Flexible and U-shaped line layouts Mixed-model line balancing Current thoughts on assembly
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