Understanding Layout Decision

What is the meaning of layout?

• the process by which the placement of departments, work groups within departments, workstations and machines within a facility is determined.

• the decision by which the placement of departments, work groups within departments, workstations and machines within a facility is determined.

• the process by which the placement of departments, work groups within departments, workstations and machines within a company is determined.

• the process by which the placement of departments, work groups within departments, workstations and machines within a facility as a decision maker.

Strategic importance of layout decision is important because of below except:

• space utilization involves capital

• decrease bottleneck

• high motivation

• good interaction

Product layout is ___________________

• work process are arranged follow to the progressive steps taken for the product to be made.

• work process are arranged according to the progressive decision taken for the product to be made.

• work process are arranged according to the progressive steps taken for the product to be made.

• work process are arranged according to the progressive steps taken for the product to be sold.

There are _______ types of layout.

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If equipment is dedicated to the continual production of a narrow product line, this is usually called _________________.

• product line

• production line

• decision line

• service line

Good facility layout can reduce the movement of labour to perform their task. This is ___________

• Efficient use of labour

• Effective use of labour

• Elaboration use of labour

• Emotional use of labour