Improvement in Manufacturing System by Rearrangement in Layout Design - A Case Study

Abstract

Market demands are rising deliberately. Continuous modification in design with improved features has become a necessity to survive in the present competitive market. This throughout adaptation of new features and techniques is a great challenge to the manufacturing system. It is tough call for any firm to organise its layout against the change in design and type of product. The change in layout is tedious and costly for small scale industries with job shop system. Thus, improvement in facility layout should be such that it is easily flexible to the changed scenario. Also it should enhance productivity by reducing the distance flow, lead time and wastage. A case study was carried out at a job shop production industry- Bluebird Lights Pvt. Ltd. Delhi, India. After the analysis of the present layout, a revised layout plan was optimised for its variety of products being manufactured.