Chapter 9 Layout Strategies Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Discuss important issues in office layout 2. Define the objectives of retail layout 3. Discuss modern warehouse management and terms such as ASRS‚ cross-docking‚ and random stocking 4. Identify when fixed-position layouts are appropriate © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 9-1 Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter‚ you should be able to: 5. Explain
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MBA 2C 12MBA 1138 PLANT LAYOUT Meaning‚ Definition and Scope: A plant layout generally refers to an arrangement of machinery‚ equipment and other industrial facilities like receiving and shipping departments‚ tool rooms‚ maintenance rooms and various employee amenities‚ for the purpose of achieving the fastest and the smoothest production at a minimum cost. In other words‚ plant layout is a floor plan for determining the and arranging the desired machinery
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Q. What is meant by Plant Layout? Discuss the principles and different methods of Plant Layout. Answer: What is Plant Layout……………………? Plant layout refers to the arrangement of physical facilities such as machinery‚ equipment‚ furniture etc. within the factory building 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 of material to the shipment of the finished product. According to Riggs
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Basic layout types The chapter describes four basic layout types. Remember though‚ at the end of doing this the chapter does make the point that most layout types are hybrids of two or more of these four basic types. Nevertheless it is important to understand each of them so that their advantages and disadvantages can be identified. Fixed position layout Unusually‚ in a fixed position layout the resources travel to the product or customer rather than the other way round. Several examples are
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The importance of a layout would be better appreciated if one understands the influence of an efficient layout on the manufacturing function: it makes it smooth and efficient. Operating efficiencies‚ such as economies in the cost of handling materials‚ minimization of production delays and avoidance of bottlenecks—all these depend on a proper layout. An ideally laid out plant reduces manufacturing costs through reduced materials handling‚ reduced personnel and equipment requirements and reduced
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UNIT 02: PLANT LAYOUT Definition Plant Layout involves the allocation of space and the arrangement of equipment in such a manner that overall operating costs are minimized. It includes the arrangement and location of work centres and various service centres like inspection‚ storage and shipping within the factory building. Characteristics of an Efficient Layout 1. Smooth flow of production – Raw materials and workers have access to each machine without any difficulty and delay. 2. Maximum utilization
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Memory Layout of C Programs September 12‚ 2011 A typical memory representation of C program consists of following sections. 1. Text segment 2. Initialized data segment 3. Uninitialized data segment 4. Stack 5. Heap A typical memory layout of a running process 1. Text Segment: A text segment ‚ also known as a code segment or simply as text‚ is one of the sections of a program in an object file or in memory‚ which contains executable instructions. As a memory region‚ a text segment may
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2.4 Location and Layout Location Selection McDonald’s mainly located its shops in two particular areas in accordance with criteria described as follows (Osterwalder et al.‚ 2009a): Business Areas: McDonald’s open their branches in business areas where the target points are the corporate people and the working class. Play Lands and shopping areas: The company introduce their services according to target customers‚ e.g.; Model town link road. 2.4.1 Layout Design The company makes and implement the
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Single Line Diagram of Substations Substations Electric power is produced at the power generating stations‚ which are generally located far away from the load centers. High voltage transmission lines are used to transmit the electric power from the generating stations to the load centers. Between the power generating station and consumers a number of transformations and switching stations are required. These are generally known as substations. Substations are important part of power system
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