Plannig the arrangement of plant equipment and people to create the most efficient layout that will produce products of appropriate quality at the l;owest unit costs
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A plant layout could be one of two things ... 1. The layout of plants, greenery or any such other used in landscaping. It is the arrangement of where you would like your plants to be planted and grow. 2. The layout or blueprint of a building aka warehouse aka plant.
Where a workspace is poorly designed or laid out, cluttered or otherwise inconvenient, workers must perform additional tasks or travel additional distances in order to do their jobs. This means wasted time and effort, which detracts from productivity. A well-designed plant with a good layout allows workers to perform tasks efficiently and with a minimum of extraneous effort.
There are four types of layouts process layout, product layout, project layout and cellular layout. 1. Process Layout:- It is also called functioanl layout. It is generally associated with batch production. Factory is divided into similar process units. and with in these similar process units all similar facilities are groped together. Example Movie sets or studios. 2. Product layout:- It is also called line layout. the layout plant, size and shape of building, location and shape of storage yard, position of material handling equipment is such that material is flowed in one direction at the steady rate. All equipments and machines used in this process are of special type and highly trained labor is used in this layout. Examples are assembly lines of automobiles, refrigerators, radio, televisions and air conditioners. 3.Project layout:- It is also called fixed position layout. in this type of layout procut to be produced remain at fixed position and machine,material and man are brought at the asssimbly position. Examples Aeroplane, ships and heavy machines. 4. Cellular Layouts:- Primarily this type of layout is an attempt to reduce the complexity of process layouts. It divides transforming resource up into small clusters which can be used to act upon different products or product groups. Within each cell layout can be almost identical to product layout
Types of plant layout include combined layout, process layout, project layout and product layout.
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C. Everton Cass has written: 'Plant layout' -- subject(s): Plant layout
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Definition of Plant LayoutPlant Layout is the physical arrangement of equipment and facilities within a Plant. The Plant Layout can be indicated on a floor plan showing the distances between different features of the plant. Optimizing the Layout of a Plant can improve productivity, safety and quality of Products. Uneccessary efforts of materials handling can be avoided when the Plant Layout is optimized. This is valid for:- Distances Material has to move- Distances Equipment has to move- Distances Operators have to move- Types of Handling Euipment needed- Energy required to move items agianst resistance (i.e. gravity)
Jay Cedarleaf has written: 'Plant Layout & Flow Improvement' -- subject(s): Plant layout, Production planning
The success of your manufacturing plant depends on the layout of your machinery, in relation to the assembly sequence. It is important to always use a spotter when practicing a back layout.