Facility Layout.ppt

Facility Layout Facility Layout Dr. Everette S. Gardner, Jr. Machine shop process layout Receiving Grin- Mills ders Raw matl. Large number of storage Assem- low volume bly products Drills Planers Finished Inspec- goods Lathes Automatics tion storage Part A Part B Product layout Raw matl. Fabrication Rec- storage line-part B eiving Fabrication Planer line-part A Finished Lathe goods Drill storage Mill Mill Drill Grinder Mill Assembly line Automatic Possible solutions to the process layout problem 6 Department problem has 6! or 720 possible solutions: A B C D E F I.E., there are 720 different arrangements of the 6 departments on the 6 locations on the grid. Possible solutions to the process layout problem (cont.) Problem complexity grows exponentially: Nbr. depts. Solutions 10 3,628,800 15