MBA 2nd Sem Lacture Note - 01
MBA 2nd Sem Lacture Note - 01
MBA 2nd Sem Lacture Note - 01
Department of Mathematics
The following topics I will teach you and rest of the syllabus will be covered by Dr. Abhijit Baidya Sir.
1. Layout designing, product, process & cellular layout, assembly line balancing, service layouts.
2. Aggregate plans and master production schedules, MRP, MRP II, lot-sizing, MPS, operations scheduling,
priority rules & techniques, work centre & personnel scheduling.
3. Inventory management, types, models, systems, inventory control.
4. Fundamentals of quality management, TQM philosophy, introduction to six-sigma
5. Design and use SQC charts [process capability, x-bar, R, p and c-charts, acceptance sampling.
6. Facets of world class manufacturing, lean manufacturing aspects
Process layout is recommended for batch production. All machines performing similar type of operations are
grouped at one location in the process layout e.g., all lathes, milling machines, etc. are grouped in the shop will be
clustered in like groups.
Thus, in process layout the arrangement of facilities are grouped together according to their functions. The
flow paths of material through the facilities from one functional area to another vary from product to product. Usually
the paths are long and there will be possibility of backtracking.
Process layout is normally used when the production volume is not sufficient to justify a product layout.
Typically, job shops employ process layouts due to the variety of products manufactured and their low production
volumes.
In this type of layout, machines and auxiliary services are located according to the processing sequence of the
product. If the volume of production of one or more products is large, the facilities can be arranged to achieve efficient
flow of materials and lower cost per unit. Special purpose machines are used which perform the required function
quickly and reliably.
The product layout is selected when the volume of production of a product is high such that a separate
production line to manufacture it can be justified. In a strict product layout, machines are not shared by different
products. Therefore, the production volume must be sufficient to achieve satisfactory utilization of the equipment. A
typical product layout is shown in the following figure.
This type of layout may not be feasible for all situations. If the product mix is completely dissimilar, then
group technology may not have meaningful cell formation.
Thus group layout is a combination of the product layout and process layout. It combines the advantages of
both layout systems. If there are m-machines and n-components, in a group layout (Group-Technology Layout),
the m-machines and n-components will be divided into number of machine-component cells (group) such that all the
components assigned to a cell are almost processed within that cell itself. Here, the objective is to minimize the
intercellular movements.
The basic aim of a group technology layout is to identify families of components that require similar of
satisfying all the requirements of the machines are grouped into cells. Each cell is capable of satisfying all the
requirements of the component family assigned to it.
The layout design process considers mostly a single objective while designing layouts. In process layout, the
objective is to minimize the total cost of materials handling. Because of the nature of the layout, the cost of
equipments will be the minimum in this type of layout. In product layout, the cost of materials handling will be at the
absolute minimum. But the cost of equipments would not be at the minimum if the equipments are not fully utilized.
In-group technology layout, the objective is to minimize the sum of the cost of transportation and the cost of
equipments. So, this is called as multi-objective layout.
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