Plant Layout: Part-2(IMPORTANCE OF PLANT LAYOUT)

1. It is long-term commitment
2. It facilitates the production process, minimizes material handling, time and cost, and allows flexibility of operations
3. It facilitates easy production flow, makes economic use of the building, promotes effective utilization of manpower, and provides for employee’s convenience, safety, comfort at work, maximum exposure to natural light and ventilation.
4. It affects the flow of material and processes, labour efficiency, supervision and control, use of space and expansion possibilities.