Chapter 7 Manufacturing Process D id L Design and Layout
Chapter 7 Manufacturing Process D id L Design and Layout
Chapter 7 Manufacturing Process D id L Design and Layout
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7A Facility <strong>Layout</strong>Determine the placement of departments, workgroups withindepartments, workstations, machines, <strong>and</strong> stock-holding pointswithin a facility to ensure a smooth job (customer)flow.• <strong>Process</strong> <strong>Layout</strong> (job-shop or functional layout) hospitals, department store• Product <strong>Layout</strong> (flow-shop layout)• Group Technology <strong>Layout</strong> mall• Fixed-Position <strong>Layout</strong> construction, art sculpture17<strong>Process</strong> Structure are not the same as <strong>Layout</strong>s• A process describes the set of operations requiredfor a product <strong>and</strong> the sequence of the operations. Itdoes not specify the actual size <strong>and</strong> location of eachoperation.• A layout specifies the size <strong>and</strong> location of eachdepartment <strong>and</strong> thus determine the space required<strong>and</strong> the material or customer movement. It does notspecify what operations are required for each product.189
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