2. 6-2 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Layout: the configuration of departments,
work centers, and equipment, with particular
emphasis on movement of work (customers
or materials) through the system
Facilities Layout
3. 6-3 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Requires substantial investments of money
and effort
Involves long-term commitments
Has significant impact on cost and efficiency
of short-term operations
Importance of Layout Decisions
4. 6-4 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Inefficient operations
For Example:
High Cost
Bottlenecks
Changes in the design
of products or services
The introduction of new
products or services
Accidents
Safety hazards
The Need for Layout Decisions
5. 6-5 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Changes in
environmental
or other legal
requirements
Changes in volume of
output or mix of
products
Changes in methods
and equipment
Morale problems
The Need for Layout Design (Cont’d)
6. 6-6 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Product layouts
Process layouts
Fixed-Position layout
Combination layouts
Basic Layout Types
7. 6-7 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Product layout
Layout that uses standardized processing
operations to achieve smooth, rapid, high-
volume flow
Process layout
Layout that can handle varied processing
requirements
Fixed Position layout
Layout in which the product or project remains
stationary, and workers, materials, and
equipment are moved as needed
Basic Layout Types
8. 6-8 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Raw
materials
or customer
Finished
item
Station
2
Station
3
Station
4
Material
and/or
labor
Station
1
Material
and/or
labor
Material
and/or
labor
Material
and/or
labor
Used for Repetitive or Continuous Processing
Figure 6.4
Product Layout
9. 6-9 Process Selection and Facility Layout
High rate of output
Low unit cost
Labor specialization
Low material handling cost
High utilization of labor and equipment
Established routing and scheduling
Routing accounting and purchasing
Advantages of Product Layout
10. 6-10 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Creates dull, repetitive jobs
Poorly skilled workers may not maintain
equipment or quality of output
Fairly inflexible to changes in volume
Highly susceptible to shutdowns
Needs preventive maintenance
Individual incentive plans are impractical
Disadvantages of Product Layout
11. 6-11 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Dept. A
Dept. B Dept. D
Dept. C
Dept. F
Dept. E
Used for Intermittent processing
Job Shop or Batch
Process Layout
(functional)
Figure 6.7
Process Layout
12. 6-12 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Work
Station 1
Work
Station 2
Work
Station 3
Figure 6.7 (cont’d)
Product Layout
(sequential)
Used for Repetitive Processing
Repetitive or Continuous
Product Layout
13. 6-13 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Can handle a variety of processing
requirements
Not particularly vulnerable to equipment
failures
Equipment used is less costly
Possible to use individual incentive plans
Advantages of Process Layouts
14. 6-14 Process Selection and Facility Layout
In-process inventory costs can be high
Challenging routing and scheduling
Equipment utilization rates are low
Material handling slow and inefficient
Complexities often reduce span of supervision
Special attention for each product or customer
Accounting and purchasing are more involved
Disadvantages of Process Layouts
15. 6-15 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Cellular Production
Layout in which machines are grouped into a
cell that can process items that have similar
processing requirements
Group Technology
The grouping into part families of items with
similar design or manufacturing characteristics
Cellular Layouts
16. 6-16 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Warehouse and storage layouts
Retail layouts
Office layouts
Other Service Layouts
17. 6-17 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Line Balancing is the process of assigning
tasks to workstations in such a way that
the workstations have approximately
equal time requirements.
Design Product Layouts: Line Balancing
18. 6-18 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Cycle time is the maximum time
allowed at each workstation to
complete its set of tasks on a unit.
Cycle Time
19. 6-19 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Output capacity =
OT
CT
OT operating time per day
D = Desired output rate
CT = cycle time =
OT
D
Determine Maximum Output
20. 6-20 Process Selection and Facility Layout
N =
(D)( t)
OT
t = sum of task times
Determine the Minimum Number
of Workstations Required
21. 6-21 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Precedence diagram: Tool used in line balancing to
display elemental tasks and sequence requirements
A Simple Precedence
Diagram
a b
c d e
0.1 min.
0.7 min.
1.0 min.
0.5 min. 0.2 min.
Figure 6.10
Precedence Diagram
22. 6-22 Process Selection and Facility Layout
Information Requirements:
1. List of departments
2. Projection of work flows
3. Distance between locations
4. Amount of money to be invested
5. List of special considerations
6. Location of key utilities
Designing Process Layouts