Layout Decisions Flashcards
Office layout
The grouping of workers, their equipment, and spaces/offices to provide for comfort, safety, and movement of information.
Retail layout
An approach that addresses flow, allocates space, and responds to customer behavior
Slotting fees
Fees manufacturers pay to get shelf space for their products
Servicescape
The physical surroundings in which a service takes place, and how they affect customers and employees.
Warehouse layout
A design that attempts to minimize total cost by addressing trade-offs between space and material handling
Cross-docking
Avoiding the placement of materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment
Random stocking
Used in warehousing to locate stock wherever there is an open location
Customizing
Using warehousing to add value to a product through component modification, repair, labeling, and packaging
Fixed-position layout
A system that addresses the layout requirements of stationary projects
Process-oriented layout
A layout that deals with low-volume, high-variety production in which like machines and equipment are grouped together
Job lots
Groups or batches of parts processed together
Work cell
An arrangement of machines and personnel that focuses on making a single product or family of related products
Takt time
Pace of production to meet customer demands
Focused work center
A permanent or semipermanent product-oriented arrangement of machines and personnel
Focused factory
A facility designed to produce similar products or components
