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Types of Facility Layouts

1. Office layout

2. Retail layout

3. Fixed-position layout

4. Product-oriented layout

5. Work-cell layout

6. Process-oriented layout

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Product-Oriented Layout

Organized around products or families of similar high-volume, low-variety products

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+ High rate of output+ Low unit cost+ Labor specialization+ Low material handling cost+ High utilization of labor and

equipment+ Established routing and

scheduling+ Routing accounting and

purchasing

Product-Oriented LayoutsADVANTAGES

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- Creates dull, repetitive jobs- Poorly skilled workers may

not maintain equipment or quality of output

- Fairly inflexible to changes in volume

- Highly susceptible to shutdowns

- Needs preventive maintenance

- Individual incentive plans are impractical

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(1) (2) (3) (4)Low-volume Multiple products with low Few major High volume, highproducts, made to moderate volume products, standardization,to customer higher commodity order volume products

ProcessCharacteristics

(1)Customized process, with flexible and unique sequence of tasks

(2)Disconnected line flows, moderately complex work

(3)Connected line, highly repetitive work

(4)Continuous flows

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Batch Process

FIXED POSITION

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(1) (2) (3) (4)Low-volume Multiple products with low Few major High volume, highproducts, made to moderate volume products, standardization,to customer higher commodity order volume products

ProcessCharacteristics

(1)Customized process, with flexible and unique sequence of tasks

(2)Disconnected line flows, moderately complex work

(3)Connected line, highly repetitive work

(4)Continuous flows

Les

s co

mpl

exit

y, le

ss d

iver

genc

e, a

nd m

ore

line

flo

ws

Less customization and higher volume

Projects

Job Shop

Continuous Flow

Batch Process

FIXED POSITION

PRODUCT ORIENTED

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Disassembly Lines

• Disassembly is being considered in new product designs• “Green” issues and recycling standards are important

consideration• Automotive

disassembly is the 16th largest industry in the US

Robotic disassembly line…

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go to WebCT and follow the Product-Oriented instructions

(they will appear on the HOME screen)

If your FIRST name begins with J-Z