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Fixed Position Layout

Fixed Position Layout, also known as Static Layout, involves the transfer of resources to a fixed production site, making it ideal for heavy industries and limited production of customized units. It offers advantages such as low investment and flexibility but has disadvantages including high costs and the need for skilled professionals. This layout is particularly effective in industries handling bulk materials, such as steel and automobile manufacturing.

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Fixed Position Layout

Fixed Position Layout, also known as Static Layout, involves the transfer of resources to a fixed production site, making it ideal for heavy industries and limited production of customized units. It offers advantages such as low investment and flexibility but has disadvantages including high costs and the need for skilled professionals. This layout is particularly effective in industries handling bulk materials, such as steel and automobile manufacturing.

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Fixed Position Layout

• This type of layout is about transfer


of productional resources like-
human resources, or machines
towards the production site which is
already fixed and stable.
• This layout is also called as Static
Layout or fixed Location Layout.
• Example - In hospital, the robotics
(Equipments) are fixed in operation
theatre and they are flexible to move
as per doctor's directions while
performing an surgery
Suitability
•Ideal for Heavy Industries: Used in
manufacturing locomotives, ships, and aircraft
where large-scale production setups are required.

•Best for Limited Production: Suitable for


making a few customized units, like specialized
machinery or prototypes.

•Efficient for Bulk Material Transfer: Useful in


industries handling large volumes of materials,
such as steel plants or automobile manufacturing.
Advantages Disadvantages
• Loss of time and costly.
• Low investment for layout
• These type of Layout need very
• Helps to produce differentiated
expensive equipment for its
products ( ex- Aircrafts
operations.
produced in various models) • High Skilled Professional are
• Very Flexible in nature, the
needed to operate the machines
workers get easily associated
in layout.
with it.
• Production centers work can be • Optimal utilization is achieved
designed in independent manner as fixed equipment limits
movement constraints.

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