PLANT LAYOUT

JIYA BENNY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
CONTENTS
● PLANT LAYOUT
● OBJECTIVES
● DETERMINENTS
● PRINCIPLES
● TYPES
 PLANT LAYOUT
MEANING:
Arrangement of –
• Machinery
• Equipment
• Other industrial facilities
• Achieving Quick production at least cost.
 OBJECTIVES
● Streamline the flow of materials through the plant.
● Facilitate the manufacturing process.
● Minimize material handling cost.
● Effective utilization of men, material and space.
● Provide for employee convenience, safety and comfort.
DETERMINENTS
● Type of Product.

● Type of Process

● Volume of Production.
PRINCIPLES FOR IDEAL LAYOUT
● Minimum Travel
● Minimum Investment
● Sequence
● Safety
● Usage and flexibility
 TYPES
● Process layout
● Product layout
● Fixed position layout
● Combination layout
 PROCESS LAYOUT
● Keep similar machines and operations in one place.
● Functional layout.
ADVANTAGES OF PROCESS LAYOUT
● Workers are dealing with only one type of machines.

● Lower investment due to general purpose machines.

● Breakdown of one machine does not result in complete

stoppage of work.
DISADVANTAGES OF PROCESS
LAYOUT
● Material handling costs are higher.

● More space requirement.

● Need more inspection and efficient

co-ordination.
 PRODUCT LAYOUT
● Line layout.
● Machines are placed accordingly the production
flow line.
ADVANTAGES OF PRODUCT LAYOUT

● Less space is required.

● Material handling is lesser.

● Co-ordination will be better.

DISADVANTAGES OF PRODUCT LAYOUT

● Specified product determines the layout.

● Large capital investment, because of special

purpose machines.

● Breakdown of one machine in the sequence may

result in stoppage of production.
COMBINATION LAYOUT
● Combination of the two basic layouts i.e, product
and process layout.

● Example: soap manufacturing company

FIXED POSITION LAYOUT
● Product is fixed at one location.

● All facilities are brought and arranged around one

work center.

● Example: Ship building

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