Facility Layout Basics
Business owners have a range of options to choose from when it comes to designing their facilities layouts, depending on the total size of the buildings, yards and other spaces they have to work with. Operations managers set up production facilities in such a way as to minimize the travel or holding time of semi-finished goods between different stations. Noise and air pollution can be a large factor in certain businesses -- while it may be convenient to locate a large number of work stations in a small area, you may need to spread things out to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.