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Manufacturing System Design & Control Facility Layout and Work Flow Arrangement within a factory of: • Machines • Departments • Workstations • Storage areas • Aisles and common areas Ensures a smooth flow of work, material, people and information through the system Manufacturing System Design & Control 3 three basic types of layout: •Process •Product •Fixed-Position 3 hybrid layouts: •Cellular •Flexible Manufacturing Systems •Mixed-model Assembly Lines Manufacturing System Design Control Process Layout: • Similar activities grouped together in work areas • Suitable for low volume or batch production • Flexible • Not very efficient • Storage space – large receiving, small shipping • Large aisles for movement of material Lathe Milling Department Drilling Department Department D D D D L L M M M D D D D L L Grinding Department Painting Department L L G G G G P P L L Receiving and Shipping Assembly A A A Manufacturing System Design Control Product Layout: • Arrange activities in sequence of operation • Line set up for one product • Specialised machines • Suitable for mass production • More automated than process layouts • Efficient • Line flow – avoid bottlenecks • Not flexible IN OUT Manufacturing System Design Control Fixed Position Layout: • Large projects too big to move • Equipment and parts moved in and out of work area • Highly skilled workers - costly
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