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1. Facility Layout

2. Introduction
• When a new plant is erected, the question of the placement of
machinery at different places, the location of stores, inspection
cabins, tool rooms, maintenance wings, heat treatment
chambers, toilets, canteens, cranes other equipments.
• In a properly laid out plant, the movement of materials from
the raw material stage to the end product stage is smooth and
rapid

3. Introduction
• It differs from plant to plant from location to location and from
industry to industry.
• The initial layout is almost never final or permanent . Changes
do take place in production design, production methods and
the size of the plant. Such changes necessitate a revision of the
existing layout

4. Meaning, Definition and Scope
• Plant Layout refers to the arrangement of machinery, equipment
and other industrial facilities for achieving quickest and smooth
production.
• More Simple Definition Given by Knowles & Thomson
⚬ Planning and arranging manufacturing machinery,
equipment and services for the first time in completely new
plants.
⚬ The improvements in layouts already in use in order to
introduce new methods and improvements in manufacturing
procedures.

5. Objectives of a Good Layout
• Provide enough production capacity
• Reducing Material handling costs
• Utilize labour efficiently
• Improve employee morale
• Reduce accidents
• Provide ease of supervision
• Allow ease of maintenance
• Improve productivity

6. Factors Influencing Facility Layout
• The pattern of layout varies from industry to industry, location to
location and plant to plant. Different type of of layout are in use;
• Primarily, the layout of a plant is influenced by the relationship
among materials, machinery and men.
• Other factors - such as type of product, the type of workers, the
type of industry and management policies - also influence the
layout.
• Some of the factors which influence layout are explained
following.

7. Factors Influencing Facility Layout
• Materials
⚬ The type of raw materials used i.e., whether the raw
materials are liquid or solid, light or heavy, small or large;
and
⚬ The availability or scarcity of materials even when this is
affected by seasonal variations and market conditions.
• Product
⚬ A layout is designed with the ultimate purpose of producing a product.
type of product - product is heavy or light, big or small, liquid or solid
and its position in relation to the plant location influence the layout.

8. Factors Influencing Facility Layout
• Worker
⚬ The layout designer should also consider the type, position
and requirements of employees.
⚬ Employee facilities such as health and related services,
feeding related services, locker rooms etc.
• Machinery
⚬ The type of product, the volume of its production, the type of process
and management policy determines the size and type of the machinery
to be installed which, In turn, influences the plant layout.
⚬ Product is the combination and manipulation of men, materials and
machines

9. Factors Influencing Facility Layout
• Type of Industry
⚬ The type of industry and the method of the manufacturing process
exercise a significant influence on plant layout.
￭ Synthetic
￭ Analytical
￭ Conditioning
￭ Extractive (a processes that involve different activities that lead
to the extraction of raw materials from the earth (such as oil,
metals, mineral and aggregates))
• Location
⚬ The size selected for the location of a plant influences its layout in more
than one way. i.e. size, transportation, expansion

10. Factors Influencing Facility Layout
• Managerial Policies
⚬ Management Policies significantly influence plant
layout
￭ The volume of production and provision for
expansion
￭ Making or Buying a particular component
￭ Purchasing Policy
￭ Personeel Policies

11. Principles of Layout
• The Principle of Minimum Travel
• Principle of Sequence
• Principle of Usage
• Principle of Compactness
• Principle of Safety and Satisfaction
• Principle Flexibility
• Principle of Minimum Investment

12. Types of Layout
• Process Layout or Functional Layout or Job Shop
Layout
• Product Layout or Line processing layout or flow
line payout
• Fixed Position layout or static layout
• Cellular Manufacturing Layout or Group
Technology Layout
• Combination layout or hybrid layout

13. Process Layout or Functional Layout
or Job Shop Layout
• Process layout involves a grouping together of like
machines in one department
• E.g.- Machines performing drilling operations are grouped
in the drilling department, casting operations are
grouped in the casting department, same like painting
department, heating department soo on..
• e.g. Engine lathes

14. While Grouping machines according to the
process type, certain principles must be kept in
mind
• The distance between departments needs to be as short
as possible with a view to avoding long distance
movements
• Department themselves should be located in accordance
with the principle of sequence of operations.
• Convenience for Inspection

15. Product Layout
• A product layout involves the arrangement of machines in
one line depending on the sequence of operations.
• While Grouping machines should be done, on product
line, keeping in mind the following principles
⚬ All the machine tools or other items of equipment must be
places at the point demanded by the sequence of operations
⚬ There should be no points where one line crosses another
line.
⚬ All the operations, including assembly, testing and packagin
should be included in the line.

16. Fixed Layout
• In fixed position layout major components remain in a
fixed location.

17. Cellular Manufacturing (CM) Layout
• CM layout groups all machineries into cells, which
function some what like a produce layout.

18. Combined Layout (Or Group
Technology Layout or Hybrid Layout)
• A combination of the product and process layouts,

19. Special Arrangements for Particular
Types of Plant

20. Revision of Layout
• Reasons for Revision
⚬ Expansions
⚬ Technological advancements
⚬ Improvement in the layout