Advantages and Disadvantages of Product Layout:

Advantages

1. The product layout diminishes the total production time.

2. Less space is needed for placing the machines.

3. Minimum amount of material handling and transportation.

4. Better utilization of machine & labour.

5. Minimum of counting, inspecting & clerical works.

6. Smooth flow of materials.

7. More reliability in supplying the products to the customers.

8. Less Work-in-Progress.

Disadvantages:

a. The machines placed in the plant are not fully utilised, that means less system utilisation.

b. Plant layout changes as the product changes.

c. This is not possible to add more machines in this type of layout.

d. Specified and strict supervision is needed.

e. Each of workers performs job at a particular machine, so he is not skilled for other machine or operation.