Types of Manufacturing System & Layout
A layout essentially refers to the arranging and grouping of machines which are meant to produce goods. Grouping is done on different lines. The choice of a particular line depends on several factors.
The method of grouping or the manufacturing system includes:
- Process bases layout functional layout or job shop layout,
- Product based layout line processing layout or flow line layout,
- Fixed position based layout or static layout,
- Cellular manufacturing (CM) layout or group Technology Layout,
- Combination based layout or hybrid layout.