A plan layout is used to show either an existing
system or one rearranged for improved operation.
It should show the site with orientation, wind
direction, service roads and utilities, and a floor
plan with walls, columns, etc. Figure 3–3 on page
41 shows a plan layout for a bedding plant facility.
Plan layouts should be developed based on the
following: 1) Material from one operation should
be placed where it can be picked up easily for the
next operation; 2) The distance an operator must
move to obtain or deliver material should be kept
to a minimum; and 3) Time spent by a machine
performing an operation which does not require the
operator’s immediate attention is idle time for the
operator and should be put to other use.
The greenhouse plant production rate depends
on efficient use of labor, work and storage space,
transportation, and all other facilities that contribute
to the operation. In a well-planned range, all