 Product or Line Layout

 Process or Functional Layout

 Combine Type Layout
 Fixed Position Layout
Product layout refers to a
production system where the
work stations and equipment
are located along the line of
production, as with assembly
lines.
Wikipedia.
 refers to the arrangement of
productive machines and
equipment in the order of
manufacturing operations.
1. Conveyorized movement of inventories.
2. Mechanical pacing of movement either
partially or completely.
3. Semi-skilled operations operating two or
more machines often.
4. Making use of highly specialized machines,
jigs and fixtures etc.
5. Less need for detailed scheduling
regarding production control.
6. Relatively small-in process inventory of
parts with most of them in temporary
storage on the inventory handling system.
7. Heavy investment in specialized machines,
which has little flexibility.
8. Integration of the points of inspection into
the line.
1. Installation of Automatic Devices
2. Elimination of Delay
3. Reduced Accumulation of Work-in-process
4. Effective Control of Production
5. Lesser Need for Inspection
6. Maximum Utilization of the Floor Area
1. Less Possibility of Optimum Utilization of
Machines
2. Inflexibility in its Operation
3. Heavy Capital Investment
4. High Supervision Costs
5. Difficulty in Expansion
 based on the nature of the process
through which the product should
move in the course of manufacture.
 effected by way of arranging similar
operations in a particular place.
 under process layout, similar
processes or equipment are grouped
together.
1. Requirement of a skilled labour force
having the capacity to do a variety of
operations on a machine.
2. Frequent movement of inventories between
operations and departments.
3. Many orders in process at any time.
4. Extensive space of storage in departments
for unprocessed inventories.
5. Sufficient storage space around machines.
6. High inventories of in-process materials.
7. A lack of mechanical pacing of work.
8. Much Scheduling of and careful control of
materials in process.
9. General purpose materials handling
equipment.
1. Lesser Investment in Machines and
Equipment
2. Lower Overhead Costs
3. Effective Supervision
4. Maximum Use of Machines
5. Greater Flexibility
6. Less interruption in Work Schedules
7. Possibility of Division of Labour and
Specialization
1. Larger Floor Area
2. High Costs of Handling
3. More Accumulation of Work
4. Longer Time for Processing
5. Frequency of Inspection
6. Difficulty in Production Control
 are typical of projects in which the
product produced is too fragile, bulky,
or heavy to move.

examples:
Ships, houses, and aircraft
combines the advantages of
both the process and product
layouts.

It is used when the same item

is being manufactured in
different types or size
In this, the machines are
arranged in the process layout
format but process grouping is
arranging in a sequence.

The sequence of operation with

each of the product variety
however remains the same.
These mixtures are commonly
called combination or hybrid
layouts.
1. Product layout refers to a production system where the work stations
and equipment are located along the line of production, as with
.

2-3. Give at least two Advantages of Product or Line layout.

4-5. Give at least two Disadvantages of Product or line layout.

6-7. In combination layout, these are the combine of

and .

8. Combination layout also know as .

9-10. What is Fixed Position Layout?

11-13. Give at least 3 sample of fixed position layout.

14. One of the disadvantage of layout is the Heavy Capital

Investment.

15. In process layout, the effective way of arranging similar operation in the
.
Write △if the Statement is True and # if it is False.

16. The similar process or grouped together are called Process layout.

17. The product layout refers to the work station and equipment are
located along the line of production.

18. One of the Disadvantage of process layout is the Larger Floor Area.

19. Product layout is also known as Functional Layout.

20. Process layout is also known as Line layout.

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