Plant Layout: Part-1(Definition) 

Plant layout refers to the arrangement of physical facilities such as machinery, equipment, furniture etc. with in the factory building in such a manner so as to have quickest flow of material at the lowest cost and with the least amount of handling in processing the product from the receipt of material to the shipment of the finished product.

DEFINITION : Following are the definitions

 “the overall objective of plant layout is to design a physical arrangement that most economically meets the required output – quantity and quality.”

 “Plant layout ideally involves allocation of space and arrangement of equipment in such a manner that overall operating costs are minimized.

DETERMINANTS OF PLANT LAYOUT

1. TYPE OF PRODUCT (size, shape and quality)

2. TYPE OF PROCESS (technology employed, sequencing etc)

3. VOLUME OF PRODUCTIONS- (INCREASE OR DECREASE)