The work station design affects the production rates, efficiency and the accuracy with which an operation can be performed. A work station not only needs space for the worker and the machine, there are plenty of other items which also need accommodation. Space requirements and a few more factors governing a good work station design, are described below: (a) Space [...]
This article throws light upon the five main types of layout. The types are: 1. Plant Layout 2. Process Layout 3. Product Layout 4. Combination Layout 5. Fixed Position Layout. Type # 1. Plant Layout: Plant layout means the disposition of the various facilities (equipments, material, manpower, etc.) and services of the plant within the area of the site selected [...]
During different development stages of a layout the following methods may be used: 1. Process Flow Charts 2. Material Movement Patterns 3. Layout Analogues 4. The Correlation Chart 5. Travel Chart 6. Load Path Matrix Method. Method # 1. Process Flow Charts: They show, how different component parts assemble, in sequence of operations to form sub-assemblies which in turn lead [...]