Arrangement of Facilities within Departments:

Arrangement of facilities means the system to be adopted for the movement of raw materials from the straining of the operations to the end of manufacturing. The total objective for such pattern is to plan for the economical arrangement of facilities that affects the aspect of the firms. Figure shows aspects based on the facility pattern.

Figure: Aspects Depending on the Facility Pattern

Factors Affecting Facility Pattern within the Department

a. External transport facilities.

b. Number of product to be handled.

c. Number of operations on each of product.

d. Number of units to be processed.

e. Number of sub-assemblies made up ahead of assembly lines.

f. Size and shape of available land.

g. Essential flow between work areas.