Day: April 5, 2022

Plant layout refers to the arrangement of physical facilities such as machines, equipment, tools, furniture etc. in such a manner so as to have quickest flow of material at the lowest cost and with the least amount of handling in Read More …

Various models are available which help to identify the ideal location. Some of the popular models are: 1. Factor rating method 2. Weighted factor rating method 3. Load-distance method 4. Centre of gravity method 5. Break-even analysis

If the organization can configure the right location for the manufacturing facility, it will have sufficient access to the customers, workers, transportation, etc. For commercial success, and competitive advantage following are the critical factors: Customer Proximity Facility locations are selected Read More …

There are six types of facility layout, and they are as follows: Line Layout Functional Layout Fixed Position Layout Cellular Technology Layout Combined Layout, and Computerized Relative Allocation of Facility Technique