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Chapter 3: Flow System, Activity Relationships, and Space Requirements

The document discusses different types of flow systems in manufacturing facilities. It describes three main categories of flow systems: 1) material management systems, which deal with the flow of materials into a facility, 2) material flow systems, which concern the internal flow of materials within a facility, and 3) physical distribution systems, which involve the flow of finished products out of a facility. The document also discusses different flow patterns that can occur within workstations and departments, such as simultaneous, symmetrical, front-to-front, and circular flow patterns. The overall goal of flow systems is to minimize the total cost of flow through a facility.

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Chapter 3: Flow System, Activity Relationships, and Space Requirements

The document discusses different types of flow systems in manufacturing facilities. It describes three main categories of flow systems: 1) material management systems, which deal with the flow of materials into a facility, 2) material flow systems, which concern the internal flow of materials within a facility, and 3) physical distribution systems, which involve the flow of finished products out of a facility. The document also discusses different flow patterns that can occur within workstations and departments, such as simultaneous, symmetrical, front-to-front, and circular flow patterns. The overall goal of flow systems is to minimize the total cost of flow through a facility.

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CHAPTER 3: FLOW SYSTEM, ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS, c.

The communications that coordinate the resources


AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS - coordinate the resources include the procedures
that facilitate the management of the flow process.
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2.1 Material Management System
 Three important considerations in determining the
 The flow process being considered is the flow of materials
requirements of a facility:
into a manufacturing facility.
1. Flow systems – depends on production and
transfer lot sizes, unit load sizes, material handling 3.2.1 Materials Flow System
systems, layout arrangement, and building  Is the flow of materials, parts and supplies within a
configuration. manufacturing facility is to be the subject of the flow
2. Activity relationships – between machines and process.
departments
3.2.3 Physical Distribution System
3. Space requirements – a function of lot sizes,
 The flow of products from a manufacturing facility to be
storage systems, production equipment type and
the subject of the flow.
size, layout arrangement, building configuration,
housekeeping and organization policies, material
handling equipment, etc. 3.3 MATERIAL FLOW SYSTEM
 The facilities planning process is an iterative process  Define the overall flow environment within which material
 The facilities team and planner needs to interact movement takes place.
not only with product, process, and schedule  The principle of minimizing total flow represents the
designers but also with top management to work simplification approach to material flow.
identify issues and alternatives strategies to  Minimizing the cost of flow.
consider in the analysis.
3.3.1 Flow within Workstations
 Simultaneous vs. Symmetrical
3.2 FLOW SYSTEMS  Simultaneous flow – implies the coordinated use of
 Movement of goods, materials, energy, info, and/ people. hands, arms, and feet. Should begin and end their
 Discrete flow process – discrete items move thru motion together.
the flow process.  Symmetrical flow – results from the coordination of
o Can be categorized according to the stages of movements about the center of the body. (E.g. the
supply, manufacture, and distribution cycle. left and right hand and arms should be working in
 Material management system coordination)
 Material flow system  Natural flow patterns – the basis for rhythmical and
 Physical distribution system habitual flow patterns.
o The three (3) categories may be combined
into one overall flow system and is referred to 3.3.2 Flow within Departments
as logistics system  Is dependent on the type of department.
o The activities associated with the 3.3.2.1 Flow within a Product Department
materials management system and  The processing is sequential with minimal or no
physical distribution system are often backtracking.
referred to as supply chain management  Front-to-front patterns – used when one operator
system. works on two workstations
 Continuous flow process – the products
 Circular flow patterns – used when one operator
continuously move thru successive production works on more than two workstations.
states.
 A flow process may be described in terms of: 3.3.2.2 Flow within a Process Department
a. The subject of flow – the item to be processed.  Similar or identical machines are grouped in the same
b. The resources that bring about flow – processing department.
and transporting facilities required to accomplish  A minimal amount of flow should occur between
the required flow. workstations (aisles) within departments.
 Diagonal flow patterns – typically used in conjunction
with one-way aisles.

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