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FACILITY LAYOUT

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The facility Layout is the integrating phase of the design of productive systems. It is the physical expression of technological choices, the capacity requirements, the process and job designs, the material handling and the communication systems that interconnect the process.

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In simple words Facility Layout is Planning and arranging manufacturing machinery, equipment and services for the first time in completely new plants. The improvements in layouts already in use in order to introduce new methods and improvements in manufacturing procedures.

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Provide enough production capacity Reduce material handling Allow high labour, machine and space utilisation Provide for product flexibility Provide ease of supervision Allow ease of maintenance Provide employee safety and health Improve productivity

Additional Objectives for warehouse operational layouts 1.

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Promote efficient loading and unloading of shipping vehicles Provide for effective stock picking, order filling and unit loading Allow ease of inventory counts

Additional objectives for service operation layout 1.

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Provide for customer comfort and convenience Provide appealing setting for customers Allow attractive display of merchandise Reduce travel of customers

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Materials Storage facilities Movement of raw materials Type of raw materials Availability of raw materials Product Type of product Size of the product Demand Worker Type of employee Position of employee Employee facilities

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Machinery Type of machinery Movement Type of industry Synthetic industries Analytical industries Conditioning industries Extractive industries Method of manufacture

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Location Size of the site Mode of transportation Fuel requirement Demand for future expansion Managerial Policies Volume of production & provision for expansion Extent of automation Purchase policy Making or buying a particular component