L7 - Layout and flow

Question 1

What is layout?

Answer 1

the relative position of the transformed resources and allocation of tasks that create the flow

Question 2

What are the types of layouts?

Answer 2

Fixed position: very high variety and very low volume; resource location analysis
functional layout: High variety and low volume; flow charts and relationship analysis
cell layout; low variety and high volume; product flow analysis
product layout: very low variety and very high volume -assembly line

Question 3

What are the types of cell layouts based on the amount of indirect resources (AIR) and the proportion of transformed resources needed (PTRN)?

Answer 3

Specialized functional manufacturing: high AIR and low PTRN
small multi-machine manufacturing: low AIR and high PTRN
plant within a plant manufacturing: high AIR and high PTRN
complete component manufacturing: Low AIR and high PTRN

Question 4

What are the differences between shot and fat and long and thin?

Answer 4

short (number of stages) and fat (amount of work): high flexibility, high volume flexibility, high robustness,high ownership, low monotonous

long and thin: controlled flow, simple material handling, lower capital needed, high efficiency, high space utilization