Dalgarno

Question 1

Important factors in defining functional layouts

Answer 1

Buildings
Space available
Material handling - transporting 
Utilities
Communications
Facilities
Affinity

Health and safety

Question 2

Characteristics - Project based manufacture

Answer 2

1 off projects
Project stays in place (fixed position layout)
Low volume, high variety products
Examples - Construction, shipbuilding

Question 3

Characteristics- Job shop

Answer 3

High variety, low volume
One off or low volumes - made to order
Often highly skilled or advanced tech or both
Scheduling different jobs is complex
Often functional layout

Examples - toolmaking, bespoke furniture, print shops, craft based industries

Question 4

Characteristics - Batch production

Answer 4

Producing more than one at a time, some repetition
Not completely a very narrow product range
Frequent change in product
Scheduling and managing changes difficult
Mixture of functional and cell based layout

Example -
Machine tool manufacture
Engineering component manufacture

Question 5

Characteristics- Mass production

Answer 5

High volume, low variety
Dedicated production lines, Repetitive processes
Can have some product variety, modular
Reliability and quality Significant issues

Examples -
Cars
Consumer goods
White goods

Question 6

Characteristics - Continuous production

Answer 6

Plant established to produce one basic product, without stopping
Reliability and quality - key elements

Examples-
Water treatment
Steel making