Facility LayoutFacility Layout

Service Facility LayoutService Facility Layout

Special Arrangements for Particular Special Arrangements for Particular Types of PlantsTypes of Plants

Arrangement of other facilitiesArrangement of other facilities

Service Facility LayoutService Facility Layout

The fundamental difference between service The fundamental difference between service facility & manufacturing facility layouts is that, facility & manufacturing facility layouts is that, many service facilities exist to bring together many service facilities exist to bring together customer & service.customer & service.

Types of service facilityTypes of service facility

1) Those that are almost totally designed around 1) Those that are almost totally designed around the customer receiving & servicing function.the customer receiving & servicing function.

2) Those are designed around the technologies, 2) Those are designed around the technologies, processing of physical materials and production processing of physical materials and production

efficiency.efficiency.

Special Arrangement for Special Arrangement for Particular Types of PlantsParticular Types of Plants

The manufacturing of detergent The manufacturing of detergent powder.powder.

The manufacturing of talcum powder.The manufacturing of talcum powder. The News paper plant.The News paper plant. The layout of a five star hotel.The layout of a five star hotel. The layout of a cinema theatre.The layout of a cinema theatre.

Arrangement of Other facilitiesArrangement of Other facilities

Receiving & Shipping points.Receiving & Shipping points. Inspection Facilities.Inspection Facilities. Employee Facilities.Employee Facilities. Storage.Storage. MaintenanceMaintenance

Location of Receiving & Location of Receiving & Shipping DepartmentShipping Department

Receiving & Shipping department represents the Receiving & Shipping department represents the starting & finishing points respectively in every starting & finishing points respectively in every manufacturing concern.manufacturing concern.

Raw materials enter the plant through the receiving Raw materials enter the plant through the receiving department, undergo the manufacturing process inside the department, undergo the manufacturing process inside the plant & reach the customer through the shipping dept.plant & reach the customer through the shipping dept.

The location of the receiving & shipping department The location of the receiving & shipping department influence the movement of materials.influence the movement of materials.

The best location of the receiving & shipping dept is at The best location of the receiving & shipping dept is at either end of the planteither end of the plant

StorageStorage

A store room is a place where A store room is a place where raw materials, components, partly raw materials, components, partly finished goods, supplies & finished finished goods, supplies & finished goods are stored.goods are stored.

Should be located close to the Should be located close to the production, receiving & shipping production, receiving & shipping centres.centres.

InspectionInspectionThere are 3 types of inspection:There are 3 types of inspection: (i) Inspection of purchased items comprising Raw materials, (i) Inspection of purchased items comprising Raw materials,

parts & supplies.parts & supplies. (ii) Inspection of work-in-process.(ii) Inspection of work-in-process. This is normally inspected at four points:This is normally inspected at four points:

1) At the close of departmental responsibility.1) At the close of departmental responsibility.2) After those operations during which there is a high 2) After those operations during which there is a high probability of defects, especially if these defects can be probability of defects, especially if these defects can be isolated.isolated.3) Before those operations during which defective items would 3) Before those operations during which defective items would be be sequentially involved in costly operations.sequentially involved in costly operations.4) At those places in the process where, succeeding operations 4) At those places in the process where, succeeding operations

would conceal the defect and where it would be cured would conceal the defect and where it would be cured without great difficulty.without great difficulty.

iiiiii) Inspection of finished goods.) Inspection of finished goods.

The inspection of the finished products is The inspection of the finished products is essential for the purpose of ensuring that the essential for the purpose of ensuring that the quality obtained is the quality intended.quality obtained is the quality intended.

The final inspection is normally conducted close The final inspection is normally conducted close to the shipping area.to the shipping area.

MaintenanceMaintenance Maintenance checks should be carried out Maintenance checks should be carried out

regularly.regularly. In the large establishments a separate In the large establishments a separate

department is constituted.department is constituted.Functions:Functions:

Building construction & maintenanceBuilding construction & maintenance HeatingHeating VentilationVentilation

Air conditioningAir conditioning Machine & equipment installation & maintenanceMachine & equipment installation & maintenance Maintenance of materials handling equipmentMaintenance of materials handling equipment LightingLighting Safety device, fire protection & collection & disposal Safety device, fire protection & collection & disposal

of garbage, scrap.of garbage, scrap.

Employee FacilitiesEmployee FacilitiesEmployee facilities should find a proper place in Employee facilities should find a proper place in

any layout. any layout.

Some of the employee facilities are as followsSome of the employee facilities are as follows Time clocksTime clocks Locker roomsLocker rooms

Toilet facilities.Toilet facilities. Drinking water facilities.Drinking water facilities. First aid rooms.First aid rooms. Cafeteria & safety measures.Cafeteria & safety measures.

Deciding factor for this should be number of Deciding factor for this should be number of employees, convenience & avoidance of congestion.employees, convenience & avoidance of congestion.

Medical aid services should be so located as to be Medical aid services should be so located as to be easily available to all the employees.easily available to all the employees.

A centralized canteen for whole plant or a separate A centralized canteen for whole plant or a separate canteen for each department should be provided.canteen for each department should be provided.

Employee safety should receive due consideration by Employee safety should receive due consideration by layout engineerlayout engineer

Other facilitiesOther facilities

11) ) Power Generators.Power Generators.2) Water filters: Are essential in chemical industry.2) Water filters: Are essential in chemical industry.

e.g. : Soap factory, Testing labse.g. : Soap factory, Testing labs& should be located far from the production & should be located far from the production

centers. centers. 3) Oil tankers: Needed to store oil.3) Oil tankers: Needed to store oil.

Are located far away from the center of main Are located far away from the center of main activities.activities.4) Chilling plant: Supplies chilling water & should be 4) Chilling plant: Supplies chilling water & should be located located close to the boilers.close to the boilers.5) Cleaning & fermentation plant: Are needed in 5) Cleaning & fermentation plant: Are needed in bakeries.bakeries.

& both should be located close to the & both should be located close to the manufacturing manufacturing processes.processes.

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