After reading this article you will learn about the design of work station and work place layout. Design of Work Station: "Work station" or "Work place" may be defined as the floor space occupied by the worker and machine or group of machines. In the design of work station layouts, generally following space requirements are taken into consideration: (i) The [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the meaning of line balancing in plant layout. Meaning of Line Balancing: "Line Balancing" in a layout means arrangement of machine capacity to secure relatively uniform flow at capacity operation. It can also be said as "a layout which has equal operating times at the successive operations in the process as a [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Flow Pattern 2. Factors Governing Flow Pattern 3. Types. Meaning of Flow Pattern: "Flow Pattern" means the system to be adopted, for the movement of raw materials, from the beginning and up to the end of manufacturing. The overall-objective of the 'Flow Pattern' is to plan for the economical [...]