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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
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Types of Facility Layouts
1. Office layout
2. Retail layout
3. Fixed-position layout
4. Product-oriented layout
5. Work-cell layout
6. Process-oriented layout
Chapter 8 Facility and Work Design
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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
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Product-Oriented Layout
Organized around products or families of similar high-volume, low-variety products
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+ High rate of output+ Low unit cost+ Labor specialization+ Low material handling cost+ High utilization of labor and
equipment+ Established routing and
scheduling+ Routing accounting and
purchasing
Product-Oriented LayoutsADVANTAGES
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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
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- Creates dull, repetitive jobs- Poorly skilled workers may
not maintain equipment or quality of output
- Fairly inflexible to changes in volume
- Highly susceptible to shutdowns
- Needs preventive maintenance
- Individual incentive plans are impractical
Product-Oriented LayoutsDISADVANTAGES
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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
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(1) (2) (3) (4)Low-volume Multiple products with low Few major High volume, highproducts, made to moderate volume products, standardization,to customer higher commodity order volume products
ProcessCharacteristics
(1)Customized process, with flexible and unique sequence of tasks
(2)Disconnected line flows, moderately complex work
(3)Connected line, highly repetitive work
(4)Continuous flows
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Less customization and higher volume
Projects
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Continuous Flow
Batch Process
FIXED POSITION
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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
©2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
(1) (2) (3) (4)Low-volume Multiple products with low Few major High volume, highproducts, made to moderate volume products, standardization,to customer higher commodity order volume products
ProcessCharacteristics
(1)Customized process, with flexible and unique sequence of tasks
(2)Disconnected line flows, moderately complex work
(3)Connected line, highly repetitive work
(4)Continuous flows
Les
s co
mpl
exit
y, le
ss d
iver
genc
e, a
nd m
ore
line
flo
ws
Less customization and higher volume
Projects
Job Shop
Continuous Flow
Batch Process
FIXED POSITION
PRODUCT ORIENTED
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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
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Disassembly Lines
• Disassembly is being considered in new product designs• “Green” issues and recycling standards are important
consideration• Automotive
disassembly is the 16th largest industry in the US
Robotic disassembly line…
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OM2, Ch. 8 Facility and Work Design
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go to WebCT and follow the Product-Oriented instructions
(they will appear on the HOME screen)
If your FIRST name begins with J-Z