![]() In this type of layout arrangements of similar machines, production facilities and manufacturing operations are grouped together according to their functions. Process or Functional LayoutĪ typical process or functional layout is shown in Fig. This type of layout is mostly adopted for extremely large items manufactured in very small quantity such as ships, aero planes, aircraft, locomotive, ship assembly shops, shipyards, boilers, reactors etc. Labors and equipments are difficult to utilize fully.ģ. The cost of equipment handling is very high.Ģ. Every personnel of manufacturing team is responsible for quality work for manufacturing the product. Highly skilled operators are required to complete the work at one point and responsibility for quality is fixed on one person or the assembly crew.ĥ. There is a minimum movement of men, material, and tooling during manufacturing process.Ĥ. Layout is highly flexible for varieties of products having intermittent demand as the type of product and the related processes can be easily altered without any change in the layout.Ģ. The merit and demerit of this type of layout is given as under.ġ. This layout is high flexible as the type of product and the related processes can be easily changed without any change in the layout. It main merit of this layout is the minimum movement of men, material, and tooling during manufacturing process. This type of layout is mainly adopted for extremely large items manufactured in very small quantity such as ships, aero planes, boilers, reactors etc. This layout is highly preferable when the cost of moving the major piece of material is high and the responsibility of product quality by one skilled workman or group of skilled workers is expected. This layout is suitable when one or a few pieces of an item are to be manufactured and material forming or treating operation requires only tools or simple machines. Therefore the location of the major assembly, semi assembly component and material is not disturbed till the product is ready for dispatch. Thus, the product by virtue of its bulk or weight remains at one location. All its accessories, auxiliary material, machinery, equipment needed, tools required and the labor are brought to the fixed site to work. In this type of layout the major part of an assembly or material remains at a fixed position. Each kind of layouts is explained with respective merit, demerits and application as under.įixed or position layout is also known as project layout. The fulfilling the objectives of a good layout as per yearly product requirement and product types, the layouts are classified into four major categories namely fixed or position layout, line or product layout, process or functional layout and combination or group layout. ![]()
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