Design of layout rearrangement of enterprise logistics based on the combination of

SLP and SHA

SLP: Systematic Layout Planning

SHA: System Handling Analysis

The main research of facility layout involves solving all the possible problems
which may appear in different situation in the enterprise during the production
process.

A good facility layout design can provide the lowest cost for material
handling, the shortest distance for staff transportation, and the highest efficiency
for the whole work.

The goals of a suitable facility layout design are:

1. Satisfy the requirements of the polytechnic process

2. Utilize the space most efficiently
3. Minimize the material handling cost
4. Maintain the flexibility of production and arrangement
5. Adapt the organizational optimization and convenience of management
6. Provide a convenient, safe and comfortable working environment for the
staff.

SLP it’s a step by step planning procedure allowing users to identify, visualize, and
rate the various activities, relationships and alternatives involved in a layout
project.

The SLP Method has five elements that are the key to the solution of the problems

1. P – Product: The product element includes the end product, raw materials,
machining components and project of the service.
2. Q – Quantity: Indicates the amount of production, supply, utilization or
service workload.
3. R – Route: The achievement of technological process design.

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 4. S – Supporting Service: Includes tools, maintenance, propulsion, deliveries,
certain railway lines, health stations, changing rooms, canteens and toilets.
5. T – Time: Refers to when and how long production is.

SLP is divided into four stages:

I. Orientation determining: initial orientation.

II. Overall planning: Combine the layout with the basic logistics
III. Detailed planning: the planning should be very detailed for every
workshop, so it’s easier to obtain the information that we’re looking for.
IV. Planning implementation: prepare, implement and install.

SHA it’s a systematic analysis method which was also proposed by Richard
Muther. It contains stage structures, procedures mode, and symbols for records,
diagrams and evaluation.

Like the SLP, SHA it’s divided in four stages:

I. External Connection: Every material handling needs to be reported

CLEARLY. External connections should be analyzed to get a better view of
the certain area.
II. Overall handling planning: determine the material handling for every zone.
III. Detailed handling planning: the handling plan needs to expand and deepen
in the material handling situation of internal work units.
IV. Planning implementation: order the equipment, train the staff, make and
implement the definitive handling plan, follow the implementation with test
and verification of the procedures.

As the SLP, SHA has five important elements, the are the same as SLP:

Product, Quantity, Route, Supporting service and time.

Procedure

The procedure of SHA is based on 3 stages:

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 1. Material analysis: we have to identify the physical and chemical
characteristics of the material; those are the factors that can affect the
material running.
2. Activities analysis: we should gather some information before the analysis of
the activities during the material handling process, we need to know the
material classes, start and end point and also the route of the handling
logistical workload conditions
3. Modus analysis: we have to analyze al the modus to get the correct
handling plan.

There’s a relation between SLP and SHA, we can represent it in the following
aspects:

 Same goal: rationalizing the logistics. The target is making the shortest
logistic route and designing the most reasonable layout to reduce the
probability of route intersection.
 Interaction and coordination: a good facility layout and a logical material
handling system are inseparable with each other to ensure the
achievement of logistic rationalization.

The combination of SLP and SHA

To make a comprehensive layout using SLP and SHA, we need to have a

precondition according to the following factors while implementing SLP

 The adoption of the successive transportation or handling

 The adoption of the conveyor, fork lift or the other lifting and handling
machines
 The quantities and scales of buffering logistics sections like temporary
storages and transit warehouses
 The place for the product packaging and storing
 The methods to remove the waste or litter.

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