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Types of Layout

The document discusses four types of plant layouts: process, product, combination, and fixed position. It provides details on the advantages and disadvantages of each layout type.

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Types of Layout

The document discusses four types of plant layouts: process, product, combination, and fixed position. It provides details on the advantages and disadvantages of each layout type.

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Plant layout means the arrangement of equipment,

material, etc facilities and services of the plant within


the selected work area to achieve productivity as
high as possible.
Types of layout
1. Process layout
2. Product layout
3. Combination layout
4. Fixed position layout
In Process, layout keep similar machines and similar
operations in one place. In other words, machines are
arranged according to their function.
Process Layout
Advantages of Process layout:
1.Better utilization of available equipment.
2.Less number of machine is required to do the operation.
3.Workers are dealing with only one type of machines, so product quality will be better.
4.Workers in one section are not affected by the operation carried out in another section.

Disadvantages of Process Layout:


5.For the same amount of production, the process layout needs more space.
6.Automatic material handling is difficult.
7.Production control becomes difficult.
8.Raw material has to travel a longer distance for being processed to finished goods. This
increases material handling and associated costs.
9.It needs more inspection and efficient co-ordination.
Product Layout is also known as line layout. Various
operations on raw material are performed in a
sequence and machines are placed accordingly the
production flow line.
Advantages of Product Layout:
1.Less space required for the same volume of production.
2.Material handling is lesser, which reduces time and cost.
3.Co-ordination will be better, production planning, and control will easier.
4.Fewer skill workers maybe do the work.

Disadvantages of Product Layout:


5.In process layout Specified product determines the layout, a change in product
involves major change in layout, thus flexibility in the layout is reduced.
6.Rate of production depends upon the output rate of the slowest machine, this
leads to excessive idle time of another machine if the production line is not
balanced.
7.It is difficult to increase production beyond the capacities of the production line.
A combination layout combines the advantages of
both process layout and product layout. These days
pure process and product layouts are rare.
Advantages of combination layout:
1. It combines the advantages of both process and product
layout.
2.Combination layout can be useful when a number of items are
produced in the same sequence but in small numbers and no
item justified for individual production line.
4. Fixed Position Layout:
In other types of layouts, the product moves past the stationary
production equipment, but in fixed position layout, product kept
stationary, and equipment moves around it.
Fixed Position Layout:
Advantages of Fixed Position layout:
1.It is possible to assign one or more skilled workers from
the start of a project to finish in order to ensure continuity
of work.
2.Involves the least movement of materials, manufacturing
of large size product is possible.
3.A number of quite different projects can be taken with
the same layout.
Disadvantages of Fixed position layout:
4.It involves a low content of work in progress.
5.It involves high equipment handling costs.

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