Summary
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Subject index
The Sage Course Companion on Operations Management is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers to extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements. It provides support on how to revise for exams and prepare for and write assessed pieces. Readers are encouraged not only to think like an operations manager but also to think about the subject critically.
Layout Design
Layout Design
Layout design concerns the physical placement of resources such as equipment and storage facilities. The layout is designed to facilitate the efficient flow of customers or materials through the manufacturing or service system.
Layout design is important because it can have a significant effect on the cost and efficiency of an operation and can entail substantial investment in time and money. In many operations the installation of a new layout, or redesign of an existing layout, can be difficult to alter once implemented due to the significant investment required on items such as equipment.
There are four basic layout types of fixed position, process, cell and product layout.
Fixed-Position Layout
This layout design is used when the product or service cannot be moved and so the transforming ...
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