Product & Process Layouts

Product & Process Layouts

1. Product & Process Layouts: Impact on Operations Made By: Dhrumil Shah SYBBA Div 2 Roll No- 101 Productions & Operations Management

2. Product Layouts Part of the manufacturing process which allows for the repetitive assembly of highly standardized products. When a manufacturing operation utilized product layout, production work can be layout in a straight line with labor and equipment subdivided in a smooth line. 2 Productions & Operations Management

3. Example Productions & Operations Management 3 For a garment manufacturer, stations for sewing cloth, sewing on buttons, inspecting seams, wrapping finished garments and boxing them up would all be located within close proximity for an individual clothing item, allowing individual garments to pass from one station to another quickly.

4. Flow Productions & Operations Management 4

5. Advantages Productions & Operations Management 5 Easy production Handling cost reduces Less in-process inventory Less supervision Efficient space utilization Higher productivity/Cycle time is short

6. Disadvantages Productions & Operations Management 6 Expensive Breakdown(stops entire process if breaks down) Lack of flexibility Output quantity fixed, no alterations possible Specialized superiors not present

7. Impact on Operations Productions & Operations Management 7 Mass production Heavy financial back-up Less employees(if no. of products are less) Cycle time less Product specialization

8. Process Layout Productions & Operations Management 8 A process layout is a type of facility layout in which the floor plan is arranged with similar processes or machines located together.

9. Example Productions & Operations Management 9 Again using the garment manufacturing example, a process layout would group multiple sewing stations together for different clothing items in one area, then locate inspection, wrapping and packaging stations for different items together in different areas.

10. Flow Productions & Operations Management 10 Milling Machines Welding Grinding & Inspection Inspection Assembly Shipping

11. Advantages Productions & Operations Management 11 Capital investment lower Specialization Efficient utilization of production facility Effective supervision

12. Disadvantages Productions & Operations Management 12 Complexity Greater floor area Larger stock of raw materials Handling cost increases

13. Impact on Operations Productions & Operations Management 13 Possibility of change in the process Cost effective as space utilization Complexity Cycle time is more Process specialization

14. Difference Productions & Operations Management 14 Product Layout Process Layout Single product can be produced Multiple products can be produced simultaneously Cycle time is less Cycle time is more Expensive Relatively cheaper Lower space requirements Higher space requirements Product specialization Process specialization