Unit-2
Plant Management and Work study
,Overview
• Capacity Planning, factory location, plant layout – types of layout.
• Sequencing of Operations: n-Jobs with one, two and three facilities.
• Maintenance Management: Repair Programme, Break down, Preventive
and Corrective
• maintenance.
• Work Study: The concept and various techniques of methods analysis and
work measurement.
,Plant Location
Introduction
The location of a plant is one of the important decisions
which an Entrepreneur is supposed to take at the time of
establishing a new enterprise.
Meaning
The phrase “Plant location” means the establishment of a
particular industrial unit at a particular place.
Definition
Location is the function of determining where the plant should be
located for maximum operating economy and effectiveness.
Professor R.C.Davis
, The need for Plant / Facility Location
The need for plant location or location facilities arises under
circumstances outlined below.
1. When a New Plant is to be Established
2. Expansion, Diversification and Decentralisation of
Manufacturing Activities.
3. Non-renewal of Lease of Land or Other Assets
4. Doing away with Undesirable Location
5. Meeting Socio-Economic Needs
6. Ever Expanding Market for Products
Plant Management and Work study
,Overview
• Capacity Planning, factory location, plant layout – types of layout.
• Sequencing of Operations: n-Jobs with one, two and three facilities.
• Maintenance Management: Repair Programme, Break down, Preventive
and Corrective
• maintenance.
• Work Study: The concept and various techniques of methods analysis and
work measurement.
,Plant Location
Introduction
The location of a plant is one of the important decisions
which an Entrepreneur is supposed to take at the time of
establishing a new enterprise.
Meaning
The phrase “Plant location” means the establishment of a
particular industrial unit at a particular place.
Definition
Location is the function of determining where the plant should be
located for maximum operating economy and effectiveness.
Professor R.C.Davis
, The need for Plant / Facility Location
The need for plant location or location facilities arises under
circumstances outlined below.
1. When a New Plant is to be Established
2. Expansion, Diversification and Decentralisation of
Manufacturing Activities.
3. Non-renewal of Lease of Land or Other Assets
4. Doing away with Undesirable Location
5. Meeting Socio-Economic Needs
6. Ever Expanding Market for Products
