Facilities Layout

Basic Layout Types

Basic Layout Formats

The Need for Layout Decisions

Cellular Layouts

Basic Layout Types

Cellular Layouts

Design Product Layouts: Line Balancing

Line balancing is the process of assigning tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements.

Cycle Time

Cycle time is the maximum time allowed at each workstation to complete its set of tasks on a unit.

Determine Maximum Output

Precedence Diagram

Tool used in line balancing to display elemental tasks and sequence requirements