2. Contents :
Facility Layout – Meaning , Objectives
Factors influencing Layout
Facility Layout – Principle and Imporatnce
Types of layout
Revision of Layout
Layout Planning
Case Study
3. Facility Layout :
Meaning :
Arrangement of –
Machinery
Equipment
Other industrial facilities
Achieveing Quick production at least cost.
4. Objectives of Good Layout
-Material handling costs.
-Movement of people and material
-Hazards to personnel
-Accidents
- Production capacity
- labour efficiency
- Employee morale
- Space utilization
- Ease of Supervision and Maintenance
10. Product Layout
Straight Line or Layout for Serialised Manufacture.
Arrangement of machines in ONE LINE depending on
the sequence of operations.
Materials are fed in the first machine & finished
products comes out from the last machine.
Eg:Sugarcane mill and paper mill
15. Process layout:
Functional layout /job lot manufacture or batch
production layout.
Involves grouping of like machines in one department.
General purpose machines.
20. Revision Of Layout
Revision of existing layout
Minor changes to complete dismantling of the
existing structure
To increse the opearting efficiency of the plant