In every operational management field Layout is the very import concept which in should know. Even if u r a student or a worker you should know the process/flow of layouts.
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What is Layout?
The Layout of an operation or process
means how its transformed resources
are positioned relative to eachother and
how its various tasks are allocated to
these transforming resources.
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Types of Layout
Product/Line/Flow line layout
Process/Job Shop/Functional layout
Fixed Position layout
Cellular layout
Combination/ hybrid layout
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Also know as line/flow line
layout.
if all the processing
equipment and machines are
arranged according to the
operations of the product ,
the layout is called product
layout.
Product
Layout
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Also known as job
shop/functional layout.
The process layout is
particularly useful where low
volume of production is
needed. If the product is not
standardized, the process
layout is more low desirable,
because it has creator
process flexibility than other.
Process
layout
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This type of layout is the least important for
today’s manufacturing industries. In this type of
layout the major component remain in a fixed
location, other materials, parts, tools,
machinery, man power and other supporting
equipment’s are brought to this location.
Fixed Position layout
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It is a type of layout where
machines are grouped
according to the process
requirements for a set of
similar items that require
similar processing.
Cellular
layout
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Many situations call for
mixture of three layout
types. These mixtures
are commonly called
combination or hybrid
layout.
Combination
layout