FACILITY OR LAYOUT

PLANNING
BY:
Rossano G. Sapiandante
Facility Layout
◦ is an arrangement of different
aspects of manufacturing in an
appropriate manner as to achieve
desired production results. Facility
layout considers available space,
final product, safety of users and
facility and convenience of
operations.
Facility Layout Objective
 To provide optimum space to organize equipment and
facilitate movement of goods and to create safe and
comfortable work environment.
 To promote order in production towards a single

objective
 To reduce movement of workers, raw material and

equipment
 To promote safety of plant as well as its workers
 To facilitate extension or change in the layout to

accommodate new product line or technology

upgradation
 To increase production capacity of the organization
Factors affecting Facility Layout
 The design of the facility layout should
consider overall objectives set by the
organization.
 Optimum space needs to be allocated for

process and technology.

 A proper safety measure as to avoid mishaps.
 Overall management policies and future

direction of the organization

Design of Facility Layout
 Flexibility: Facility layout should provide
flexibility for expansion or modification.
 Space Utilization: Optimum space utilization

reduces the time in material and people

movement and promotes safety.
 Capital: Capital investment should be minimal

when finalizing different models of facility

layout
Workflow Layouts
 Process Layout Design
 In a process layout, management groups
together machines that perform similar
functions. For example, it may put all of the
lathes together in one part of the factory. The
part that is being manufactured goes from one
process area to another process area as it is
manufactured. Hospitals typically follow a
process layout. For example, the maternity ward
is in an area where the hospital attends to all
aspects of the maternity process. Similarly, the
cardiac unit attends to all aspects of cardiac care.
 Product Layout
 involves setting up the production
facilities around the steps involved in
manufacturing the product. The product
goes from one step to another as it is
manufactured. This is the typical
assembly line approach. For example, in
the manufacturing process of a car, the
car body goes from one stage of
production to the next. Employees at
each stage work on the car and then pass
it on to the next stage.
 Fixed - Position Layout
 often used when the product is too fragile or too heavy
to move through a production or process line. This
includes manufacturers that produce items like ships,
houses, or aircraft vehicles. With Fixed-Position
Layouts–equipment, material, and workers must come
to the production area–and the equipment is generally
left on site because it is too expensive or difficult to
move.
 Hybrid Layout
 a combination of the three main manufacturing
layouts.
 Cellular Layout
 Flexible Manufacturing
Design Layout Techniques
 Two or Three Dimensional Templates: This
technique utilizes development of a scaled-
down model based on approved drawings.
 Sequence Analysis: This technique utilizes

computer technology in designing the facility

layout by sequencing out all activities and
then arranging them in circular or in a
straight line.
 Line Balancing: This kind of technique is used

for assembly line.