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com Article on How to Design A Best Plant Layout Step by Step Approach Step-1 Define business and Management policy A Customer Request Enhance competitiveness Increase production volume Reduce delivery delay B By company Increase profit Become No-1 in sector Increase capacity of volume Allowable investment according to feasibility study C Define range of the system Raw material to supplier / using subcontrators Making tooling inhouse Define conditions and limitations The labor standard law and related laws Environment Laws - Pollution, noise, vibration etc. Import raw material targets Analysis of competitiveness / benchmarking OEM requirements OEM guidance, point out matters, suggestions for your production system CEO expectations and point out matters for new plant Define subjects

Step-2 Setting A B List up List up C

D Setting target of Production Productivity Quality Lead time E Schedule of construction / change layout a Schedule Schedule of new model development at customer Schedule of purchasing material and new equipment Schedule of first delivery b Person incharge Step-3 Production volume / part name A Comparison of production volume vs Actual B Lot size histogram of current models C Prediction of lot size / new model Step-4 Proposal and dream at new plant A Some important matters to understand before contruct B Charactorize new plant Flexible Small lot size Hight productiviy C Business vision for long terms Trend of business D s Tea break room Facility for welfare of employees and assistance of autonomous activitie

QC circle corner club activity Step-5 Planning of ideal plant layout Step-6 Analysis of current status A Current production volume B delivery schedules C M/C running rate Setup time, down time, efficiency D Worker operating rate waiting time, break time, efficiency E Defects / losses rate Step-7 Develop and evaluate new layout Step-8 Detailed analysis of actual operation Step-9 Point out problems Step-10 Finalized layout Step-11 Final evaluation Step-12 Trail production Step-13 Start volume production