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Chapter 9
Layout and flow
Layout describes how the workplace is physically set up. This will
impact the rate of flow of materials through the system and the rate
at which the completed products are produced.
Approaches to
layout
A fixed position layout Cellular manufacturing
Involves the movement of Work units are arranged in a
employees and machines to the sequence that supports a smooth
product which remains stationary. flow of materials and components
Used when the product is large or through the production processes
bulky and the cost of moving it with minimal transport or delay. It
would be too high. aims to move products through the
manufacturing process one-piece
at a time, at a rate determined by
customers’ needs.
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