![]() We helped them to optimise their area and proposed overall 41,000 sq ft area with new facilities and saved 7950 sqft area with 24.7% optimization of area.Ĭompany also wants to reduce distance travelled by material & manpower. Only an efficient Lean Plant Layout can ensure the smooth and rapid flow of material from the raw material stage to the end product stage.Įverything can be improved let’s talk about Lean Layouting.Ĭompany is a furniture manufacturing company.They want to add some more facilities for which they supposed that they need 16,350 sq ft new area with existing area of 32,600 sqft. The efficiency of any production depends on how well the various machinery, tools, equipment and other supportive production facilities and employee’s amenities are located in a plant. If we arrange machines according to our need then we can get adequate space between machines and movement of inventory, people become easy.įactory location also affects our Plant Layout decision.Climate, sun light, noise, ventilation etc are factors to be considered for adequate safety arrangements. ![]() The requirements of each machinery are quite different in terms of their space, speed, maintenance and repair and material handling process so these factors should be given proper consideration while choosing out a particular type of layout. If a Factory is manufacturing the products on a large scale then Line Layout can be the best option and if we have different products then we can go with Process Layout. Production volume is also a big factor to choose the type of Plant Layout. Nature and state of material, Durability, Heat and cold resistance etc are many factors which we need to keep in mind when we select type of Plant Layout because Dimensional tolerances can be inconsistent, Cracking is possible and some materials environment so Processing can be challenging. The nature of product that will be manufactured has a significant role to decide a Plant Layout type of any factory.įor small and light products that can move from one machine to another with minimum effort and time we can select Process or Functional Layout and for large products we can choose a fixed layout and if the production is in sequence we can use Line Layout. The size and nature of the building determines available floor space and cubic area and according to availability of area we can decide a particular type of Layout. ![]() So, let’s discuss the factors that you need to consider before making a decision about which type of Plant Layout is best for your company? How often does your machine break down and are workers satisfied with the current workflow? Once a Plant layout is frozen it’s almost impossible or very cost-intensive to change the layout especially after the civil works are completed and it is a critical investment for any manufacturing company.ĭo you know how much time your employees waste in moving for material, inventory and in searching for tools? ![]()
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