PLANT LAYOUT FACTORS
To execute a plant layout project in a sound, effective
and systematic way, it is necessary to have the technical knowledge,
the practical trade techniques and the preparation procedure. The
principal factors to be considered are:
- Analysis of the existing layout, the space utilization including
plant facilities installations
- Analysis of the products, the components and the materials
- Operations procedure and sequence analysis
- Working methods analysis
- Flow of materials analysis
- Machines and equipments utilization analysis
- Materials handling system analysis
- Plant facilities analysis
- Maintenance system analysis
- Production planning and control system analysis
- Inventory control system analysis
- Environment control system analysis
- Employees services analysis
- Analysis and determinaton of space requirements related to:
- All operations
- All equipment installations
- Materials handling system
- Warehousing and storage system for Raw materials, Work
in process and Finished Goods
- Employees services requirements
- Environmental requirements
- Building characteristics
- Determination of improvements and changes required to
obtain defined objectives.
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