The document discusses plant layout, including definitions, importance, factors to consider, and different types of layouts. Plant layout refers to the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities in a manufacturing plant. Key factors that influence layout include the building structure, number of employees, type of machines used, nature of materials handled, and movement of people, machines and materials within the facility. Common layout types discussed are product, process, fixed product, and cellular layouts.
The document discusses plant layout, including definitions, importance, factors to consider, and different types of layouts. Plant layout refers to the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities in a manufacturing plant. Key factors that influence layout include the building structure, number of employees, type of machines used, nature of materials handled, and movement of people, machines and materials within the facility. Common layout types discussed are product, process, fixed product, and cellular layouts.
The document discusses plant layout, including definitions, importance, factors to consider, and different types of layouts. Plant layout refers to the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities in a manufacturing plant. Key factors that influence layout include the building structure, number of employees, type of machines used, nature of materials handled, and movement of people, machines and materials within the facility. Common layout types discussed are product, process, fixed product, and cellular layouts.
The document discusses plant layout, including definitions, importance, factors to consider, and different types of layouts. Plant layout refers to the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities in a manufacturing plant. Key factors that influence layout include the building structure, number of employees, type of machines used, nature of materials handled, and movement of people, machines and materials within the facility. Common layout types discussed are product, process, fixed product, and cellular layouts.
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PLANT LAYOUT
By Mariya Elzabath K A Definitions of Plant Layout
A method of organizing the elements of production process in
which similar processes and functions are grouped together. Plant Layout is the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities within a plant. It’s the organization of physical facilities like machinery, equipment & the allocation of space for the various activities of the plant & personnel working in the plant. It accommodate future expansion and achieve economy in operations. Importance Is the fundamental of every organization and enterprise.
Kitchen, Retailers, Offices, service organization and all the
enterprises have a specific layout.
Previously Layout were based on intuition, experience and
judgement. With the complexities and competition now scientific methods are used.
Layout comes in picture after the location has been finalized.
How it works?
The development of good layout depends on decisions already
taken on location, capacity, facility, manufacturing method and material handking techniques.
Deals with government rules & regulations ( Municipal
coporation/ Labour law & rules.
Safety of employees/visitors/ vendors in prime concern.
Factors to be considered in Plant layout
1. Building & Structure :Depends on type of production system.
2. Men : Number of people . Unskilled /skilled ,Physic of workers.
3. Machines : General Purpose requires less space, whereas Large in
size, complicated, high level of automation.
4. Material : Nature of material like hazardous & non hazardous,
form of material, Quantity of material to be handled. Contd…
Movement : Movement of people / machines/ cranes (length &
frequency)
Purpose of movement ( with load/without load/Quantity of load).
Waiting Time : Cycle time for completing each activity.
Intermittent- Uncertain & High, continuous defined & low
Different Plant Layout
If the design of the plant layouts are not given great
consideration, inefficiencies could set in during operations. In operations management,Four main designs of layout exist. These plany layout include : Product layout Process layout Fixed product layout and lastly Cellular layout Advantages
Low cost of material handling, due to straight and short route and absence of backtracking. Smooth and uninterrupted operations. Continuous flow of work. Optimum use of floor space. Less congestion of work in the process. Shorter processing time or quicker output. Disadvatanges
High initial capital investment in special purpose machine.
Heavy overhead charges Breakdown of one machine will hamper the whole production process. Lesser flexibility as specially laid out for particular product. Layout arrangement in automobile industrys
