CHAPTER 10
Facility Layout
Before studying this chapter you should know or, if necessary, review
- The Hawthorne studies and human relations movement, Chapter 1, p. 14.
- Types of operations and their characteristics, Chapter 3, pp. 69–72.
- The load–distance model for location planning, Chapter 9, pp. 351–355.
- Measuring rectilinear distance, Chapter 9, p. 352.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After studying this chapter you should be able to
Define layout planning and explain its importance.
Identify and describe different types of layouts.
Compare process layouts and product layouts.
Describe the steps involved in designing a process layout.
Describe the steps involved in designing a product layout.
Explain the advantages of hybrid layouts.
Explain the meaning of group technology (cell) layouts.
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