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Revision as of 05:35, 3 September 2013
In manufacturing engineering, process layout is a design for the floor plan of a plant which aims to improve efficiency by arranging equipment according to its function.[1] The production line should ideally be designed to eliminate waste in material flows, inventory handling and management.[2] In process layout, the work stations and machinery are not arranged according to a particular production sequence. Instead, there is an assembly of similar operations or similar machinery in each department (for example, a drill department, a paint department, etc.)
Main advantages
- Provide visual control of activities
- Utilize space efficiently
- Utilize labor efficiently
- Eliminate bottlenecks
- Facilitate communication and interaction between workers, workers and supervisors
See also
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References
Further reading
- S.N. Chary (2006). Production and Operations Management. McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-058355-9