EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780135175644
Author: Munson
Publisher: VST
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You are required to make a study on the layout design. In this line, you need to analyse the layout design and provide possible suggestions for improvement on the existing layout efficiency. You can consider either manufacturing or service providers in Oman. All the design and suggestion should be presented in a report for a submission. Tasks performed include: 1.Selecting a manufacturing facility or service providers in Oman. 2. Part (a) should be supported with justification on why it is selected. 3. Discuss the steps required for the layout design of the facility.
Layout decisions affect a wide range of facilities, from factories, supermarkets, offices, departmentstores, and warehouses, to malls, parking lots and garages, and kitchens. Layout is also important inthe design of some products such as the interiors of automobiles and the arrangement of componentsinside computers and other electronic devices. Select three different items from this list, or othersimilar items, and explain for each what the four or five key considerations for layout design are.
You have decided to open a carwash in your hometown. Determine which type of production layout would be most suitable for your business.  Fixed product layout? Horizontal grouping of machinery?  Vertical grouping of machinery?  A combination of the above three types of layout? Substantiate to support your answer.
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