2. What Is Facility
Facility Is the management of all the people, processes, services,
and tools needed to run a facility at the level it is meant to function
at. Facility operations is a management job that focuses on the
efficient operation of the business, or a variety of businesses.
3. What Is A Facility Location
• Facility location refers to selection of specific site for establishment of the
physical unit of production process.
• The success of the organization is also depends on the decision of facility
location.
• It is a strategic decision of an organization.
4. Objectives Of Facility Locations
• Reduce operating cost and Capital Investment.
• Effective Plant Layout
• Co-ordinating with government policies.
• Employee Security, Welfare And Public Needs.
5. Factors Affecting The Facility Locations
There Are Two Types Of Factors Which Affecting The Facility Locations
1. Primary Factors Affecting The Plant Locations.
2. Secondary Factors Affecting The Plat Locations.
6. Primary Factors Affecting The Plant Locations
• Nature Of Inputs (Raw Materials).
• Nature Of Outputs (Goods And Services).
• Nature Of Technology Employed.
7. Secondary Factors Affecting The Plant Locations
• Availability Of Labours And Their Skills.
• Transportation And Communications Facility.
• Availability Of Services.
• Sutability Of Land And Climate.
• Opportunity For Expansion.
• Political, Cultural And Economic Situation and Regional Regulation.
• Special Grants, Regional Tax And Import Export Barriers.
8. What Is A Facility Layout
• Plants layout means the disposition of the various facilities.
• Plants layout begins with design of the factory building and goes up to
the location and movement and individual worktable.
• It is the major consideration of the production operation
management.
9. Meaning Of Layout Planning
Layout Planning Includes:
• New Layout Design.
• Minor Changes In present layout.
• Existing Layout rearrange.
• Re-allocation of existing facilities.
• Building of new plant.
10. Objectives Of Plant Layout
• Efficient Utilization of floor space.
• Ensure smooth flow of operations.
• Efficient material handling system.
• Increase Production and Productivity.
11. Principles Of Plant Layout
• Integration.
• Minimum Movement And Material Handling.
• Smooth And Continuous flow.
• Cubic Space Utilization.
• Safe And Improved Environment.
• Flexibility.
12. Types Of Plant Layout
• Process (Functional) Layout.
• Product (Assembly Line) Layout.
• Combination Layout.
• Fixed position Layout.
13. Process (Functional) Layout
• Process Layout is simple layout design.
• It is widely used layout.
• In this layout machine are arranged according to their function.
• All the machines or similar operation at one location (place).
14. Product (Assembly Line) Layout
• Product layout is also known as assembly line layout.
• It is widely used for continuous production system.
• In this layout, machine are arranged as the need of raw materials.
• Production of textile, sugar instant noodles, papermills.
15. Combination Layout
• In this production world pure product and process layout are
rare.
• It is the combination of both product and process layout.
• In this method machine are arranged in a process layout but
process grouping is sequence to manufacture various types and
size of production.
• It is also known as Group Technology And Cellular Layout.
16. Fixed Position Layout
• In fixed position layout men and equipment are moved to the
material.
• Material is remain one place and product is completed at that place
where the material is fixed.
• It is used for Project Technology.
• Ship Building, Aircraft Building, Infrastructure etc.