This document discusses different types of facility layouts and product-oriented layouts specifically. It describes product-oriented layouts as being organized around similar high-volume products. The advantages are high output rates, low costs, and specialization. Disadvantages include repetitive jobs, inflexibility, and susceptibility to shutdowns. It also contrasts different process types from customized, low volume production to continuous high volume standardized production. Finally, it briefly mentions disassembly lines and their growing importance for recycling.

1. Chapter 8 Facility and Work Design Types of Facility Layouts Office layout Retail layout Fixed-position layout Product-oriented layout Work-cell layout Process-oriented layout

2. Product-Oriented Layout Organized around products or families of similar high-volume, low-variety products

4. Low unit cost

5. Labor specialization

6. Low material handling cost

7. High utilization of labor and equipment

8. Established routing and scheduling

10. Poorly skilled workers may not maintain equipment or quality of output

11. Fairly inflexible to changes in volume

12. Highly susceptible to shutdowns

13. Needs preventive maintenance

15. Less customization and higher volume (1) (2) (3) (4) Low-volume Multiple products with low Few major High volume, high products, made to moderate volume products, standardization,to customer higher commodity order volume products Process Characteristics (1) Customized process, with flexible and unique sequence of tasks (2) Disconnected line flows, moderately complex work (3) Connected line, highly repetitive work (4) Continuous flows Less complexity, less divergence, and more line flows Projects FIXED POSITION Job Shop PRODUCT ORIENTED Batch Process Continuous Flow

16. Disassembly Lines Disassembly is being considered in new product designs “Green” issues and recycling standards are important consideration Automotive disassembly is the 16th largest industry in the US Robotic disassembly line…

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