This presentation discusses plant layout and its importance in production management. It defines plant layout as the systematic arrangement of machinery, equipment, and facilities in a manufacturing environment. An effective layout is important for efficient material flow and productivity. Key factors that influence layout include the type of product being manufactured, available machinery, and the workflow between different production processes. The presentation covers different types of layouts like process, product, and cellular layouts. It also lists objectives like maximizing capacity and space utilization, and discusses how a well-designed layout can improve quality, productivity, and cost-efficiency.

1. Production And Operation
Management
Presentation
PRESENTED By
GAURANG SINGH
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TOPIC
PLANT LAYOUT

2. Introduction To Plant Layout
What?
Why?
When?
Where?
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3. What is plant layout?
 A plant layout is the systematic arrangements of machinery and other
equipment.
 The subject of plant layout not only covers the initial layout of machinery
and other facilities but encompasses improvement in, or revision of, the
existing layout in the light of subsequent development in the method of
production.
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4. Why we need plant
layout?
 when a new plant is established, the question of placement of machinery
at different places, the location of stores, inspection cabins, tools room,
maintenance wings, plating shops, toilets, canteens, and trolleys and other
handling equipments arises.
 This is so because the efficiency of the production flow depends largely
on how well the various machines and other equipment are located in
plant.
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5. When and where we need
plant layout……
 The concept of plant layout is required not only when we commence a
new plant or industry but also to do the improvement in the existing
business.
 Dynamic in nature. Thus it is needed in every type of organization. It
differ from plant to plant, location to location and from industry to
industry.
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6. Definition
“Planning and arranging manufacturing machinery, equipment, and
services for the first time in completely new plants”
“ The improvements in layout already in use in order to introduce new
methods and improvement in manufacturing procedures”
- prof. Thomson
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7. FACTORS INFLUENCING FACILITY LAYOUT
Material
Product
Worker
Machinery
location
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8. Material-
 When it is said that material influence plant layout, what is
meant is that there is a need to provide for storage and
movement of raw material until they are converted into
finished products.
 The type and size of storage also affects the layout.
Worker-
The layout designer should also consider the type, position
and requirements of employees.
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9. Product-
A layout is designed with the ultimate purpose of producing a product. Type of
product influence the layout.
Machinery-
The size and type of product, the volume of its production , the
type of process and management policy determines the size and
type of machinery to be installed which in turn , influences the
plant layout.
location-
The site selected for the location of a plant influence its layout in
more than one way.
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10. Types of layout
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed layout
Combination layout
Cellular manufacturing layout
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11. Objectives of facility location
Provide enough production capacity.
Reduce material cost.
Reduce hazards to personnel.
Utilize available space efficiently.
Provide for employee safety and health.
Allow ease of maintenance.
Improve productivity.
Allow high machine/ equipment utilisation.
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12. Importance
Weight, volume and mobility of product.
Complexity of final product
Effective use of available area.
Minimization of product delay.
Improved quality control
Improved utilization of product.
Better production control.
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So this all about the facility layoutTHANK YOU
REFERENCE-
•Production and operation mgt. (K. ASWATHAPPA &
SHRIDHARA BHAT) Himalaya publication house.
•Photos- internet