During the research work, the numerous references and research paper belongs to the Optimization of Plant Layout in Manufacturing Industry was studied and considered for analysis. Any of these include:
The layout design is essentially the functional arrangement of items in a production system, such as workstations or machines. The purpose of the layout design is to provide a continuous flow through the system of staff, materials, and details. (Zahid A. Khan and Arshad Noor Siddiquee). While planning the layout in the production industry all the machines and the workstation must be in the proper place for the smooth running of the production and for reducing the time of resetting the machine if the breakdown occurs in the machine during the production. This is a similar scenario to what Reliance Silvasa production house is encountering and not able to reset the machine in a breakdown situation unless they stop the production.
According to the study (Gaurav Goyal and Devendra S. Verma) Plant layout optimization means putting items in their right place so that potential expansions are simple, there is flexibility in the handling of materials in terms of time and cost, proper use of space, safety and housekeeping, proper working conditions, proper appearance, proper use of equipment, higher payout, returns, and productivity. In the small-scale industry, working condition is not good and a bad appearance of plan create because of the poor layout management. The kind of arrangement Silvassa production has does not seem very effective to expect a smooth production process. The sudden stop of machines can cause the material to lose, the arrangement of the storage will not be efficient. It also reflects badly on the health and safety aspect.
In Mallick and Gandreau’s terms, “Plant layout is a floor plan for determining and arranging a plant’s planned machinery and equipment, whether developed or contemplated, in the best location, to allow the fastest flow of material, at the lowest cost and with the minimum handling in the processing of the product, from receiving the raw material to shipping the finished product”. In such crises in Silvassa manufacturing division will be facing irregulate in delivery of the goods as there is time taking process for machines to be back to produce goods. It will also cause difficulties in production plans made by the supervisor and will be suffering from organizing raw materials.
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