Using the table below, provide at least two (2) examples of layout strategies. Examples of the first strategy, Office, have been provided as a guide. Submit the completed table as a Word document. Office Objectives Locate workers requiring frequent contact close to one another Retail Warehouse (storage) Project (fixed position) Job shop (process oriented) Work cell (product families) Repetitive/Continuous (product oriented) Expose customer to high-margin items Balance low-cost storage with low- cost material handling Move material to the limited storage areas around the site Manage varied material flow for each project Identify a product family, build teams, cross-train team members Equalize the task time at each workstation Examples Allstate Insurance Microsoft Corp

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Provide at least two examples of layouts strategies for the table attached. We provided an example for office.

 

Office   

Retail

Warehouse (storage)

Project (fixed position)

Job shop (process oriented)

Work cell (product families)

Repetitive/Continuous (product oriented)

Using the table below, provide at least two (2) examples of layout strategies. Examples of the first
strategy, Office, have been provided as a guide. Submit the completed table as a Word document.
Office
Objectives
Locate workers requiring frequent
contact close to one another
Retail
Warehouse (storage)
Project (fixed position)
Job shop (process oriented)
Work cell (product families)
Repetitive/Continuous (product
oriented)
Expose customer to high-margin
items
Balance low-cost storage with low-
cost material handling
Move material to the limited
storage areas around the site
Manage varied material flow for
each project
Identify a product family, build
teams, cross-train team members
Equalize the task time at each
workstation
Examples
Allstate Insurance
Microsoft Corp
Transcribed Image Text:Using the table below, provide at least two (2) examples of layout strategies. Examples of the first strategy, Office, have been provided as a guide. Submit the completed table as a Word document. Office Objectives Locate workers requiring frequent contact close to one another Retail Warehouse (storage) Project (fixed position) Job shop (process oriented) Work cell (product families) Repetitive/Continuous (product oriented) Expose customer to high-margin items Balance low-cost storage with low- cost material handling Move material to the limited storage areas around the site Manage varied material flow for each project Identify a product family, build teams, cross-train team members Equalize the task time at each workstation Examples Allstate Insurance Microsoft Corp
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