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10 COMMON PLANT LAYOUT MISTAKES & HOW TO AVOID THEM
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AVOID THE 10 MOST COMMON PLANT LAYOUT MISTAKES
Creating an efficient factory is about more than just the hardware and storage. It’s a mix of people, processes, and technology.
In this book, you’ll learn what to avoid in order to lay the foundation for a good plant layout.
Creating an effective plant layout is one of the keys to success in factory management. It will not only have a direct effect on the efficiency of your operations but also affect the total operation of your company, including the production processes, inventory, dispatch, and administration. We brought together the experts at TXM to help you avoid the ten most common mistakes.
Avoid these mistakes to create a seamless flow for material and information, minimising handling time and effort, saves on floor space, shortens lead times to customers, increases productivity and quality. If you are designing or redeveloping your operations a Lean plant layout will help you create a more flexible and efficient use of your space.
YOU'LL LEARN ALL ABOUT
- Why one logical way to plan a plant layout might end up being a really bad idea.
- Who to involve during the planning process to avoid constantly being reminded “how you got things wrong.”
- How old work practices might derail your shiny new plant layout.
- Why focusing just on the machines or storage requirements might hurt factory performance.
- Which team members need to be involved at the start of the planning process – believe it or not, it is not your engineering team.
- The right time to implement new ways of working – and it’s not what you think.
- How to avoid repeating the mistakes from the past.
- Why building future flexibility might mean you end up making all products inefficiently.
IN THIS GUIDE WE'LL EXPLORE
The Top 10 plant layout mistakes. These include tips around:
- Who to involve in the planning process and when to involve them.
- Tools to assist plant layout planning.
- What to consider when planning your layout.
- Culture change and replacing bad work practices with good ones.
- Why some plant layouts, not just a U shape might be a good idea.
We’ve also included some links to some case studies and further information to help you with your plant layout journey.
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