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Overview of

Systematic Layout Planning (SLP)

Manufacturing Plant Example

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About Richard Muther & Associates Established in 1956 by Richard Muther, our firm has achieved an international reputation as planners of profitable industrial plants, warehouses, office and service facilities. Operating in the broad field of industrial management and engineering, we have experience in all aspects of facilities planning and operations improvement. Our services are delivered through leading-edge consulting, training, and research. RMA consulting projects are conducted on the principle of "helping the client help himself." Using our proprietary, systematic methods, we enable client teams to get better results in record time. And over the course of an assignment, clients master our approaches for their future use. When needed, we will collect data, perform analyses, and make presentations for approval, but our preferred role is to organize, advise, coach, challenge, show by example, and audit the work being done. This keeps your investment low and builds the confidence and skills of your personnel. Our success rate on hundreds of assignments attests to the wisdom of this approach. We assist in the following activities: • • • • • • • •

Plant & warehouse layout Material handling analysis Planning for lean and cellular manufacturing Master site planning Office space planning Site location & selection Long-range planning & facilities strategy Consolidation & relocation planning

RMA training courses are conducted in-plant and through leading universities and trade associations. These have been attended by thousands of managers and engineers in 20 countries of the world. Each work course is based upon one or more of our systematic, step-by-step techniques. We offer formal certification in our more popular methods, and license our materials for continuing use by qualified and certified instructors. We currently offer in-plant seminars on more than a dozen topics. Among the most popular: • • • •

Warehouse & Distribution Center Layout Systematic Planning for Manufacturing Cells How to Plan for Rearrangement & Expansion Long-Range/Strategic Planning of Industrial Facilities

RMA research projects have included a number of original surveys on management and engineering practices. We also arrange benchmarking and study missions to help our clients improve their facilities management practices. Our research has resulted in the publication of 9 books, with translations into more than 20 language editions. We have authored over 100 technical papers and presentations, and a dozen chapters for handbooks and encyclopedias. Our associates have served as guest lecturers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech, The Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, and several other universities.

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Main Points

Fundamentals of Layout Planning

1. All layout planning rests on the three fundamentals of: a. Relationships between the activities in the layout.

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b. Space for each activityarea, in amount, kind, and shape.

B D C

c. Adjustment of relationships and space into an effective plan.

1. Relationships A

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Veebildem A.G. – Activity-Relationship Diagram

Combined Relationships (Flow and Other/Service) 1

Space sq. m.

A 1 O Treat I 1 O 1 I 1 E Sub Assembly I 1 U 1 O 1,2 U - U 3 U Final Assembly U - U - X - E - O 5 Storage incl. Rec. & Ship E 1 I 4 1,6 O 4

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1 7 3 6 4 3 Important Notes 5 Problem: Using the data above Ordinary _________________________________________________________________________ 5 Closeness OK provided by the Veebildem A.G. Unnecessary _________________________________________________________________________ 6 planning team, follow the SLP procedure to develop an Activity Not desirable _________________________________________________________________________ 1 Relationship Diagram in the _________________________________________________________________________ N x (N-1) Total = 21 2 7 space provided on the right.

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Veebildem A.G. – Activity-Relationship Diagram

Combined Relationships (Flow and Other/Service) 1

Space sq. m.

A 1 O Treat I 1 O 1 I 1 E Sub Assembly I 1 U 1 O 1,2 U - U 3 U Final Assembly U - U - X - E - O 5 Storage incl. Rec. & Ship E 1 I 4 1,6 O 4

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Material Control

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Veebildem A.G. – Space Relationship Diagram & Layout Problem: (a) Construct a Space Relationship Diagram on the grid below. Use the activity relationship diagram prepared on 7141-1 and the space data provided, and follow the SLP procedure. (b) Then develop a block layout to fit the new building being constructed for Veebildem A.G. Explain why your layout is best. SPACE RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM Scale: 1 square = 100 sq. m.

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Assume activities 5 & 7 must have direct access to street. Doors can be located wherever needed as building is not yet completed. (Note the change to a larger scale).

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LAYOUT STREET

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VEEBILDEM A.G. New Building Total Area 5600 sq.m. Scale:

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The Phases of Systematic Layout Planning

Main Points 1. As each project runs its course – from initial stated objective to installed physical reality – it passes through four sequential and phases. For best results, the phases should overlap. 2. Phase I and Phase IV are frequently not part of the layout planner’s specific role and are often performed by others. In a sense, they “frame” the strictly planning phases II and III. 3. Phase I considers situations and conditions outside our problem area, over which we may have little or no control. Yet these “externals” may influence or constrain our plans in Phases II and III.

I - LOCATION II - OVERALL LAYOUT III - DETAIL LAYOUTS IV - INSTALLATION

Time

Phase I:

Phase II:

Phase III:

Phase IV:

Establish the location of the area to be planned. Determine space available and surrounding influences.

Plan the arrangement of activity-areas and departments. Define main aisles.

Plan the arrangement of specific machinery and equipment, ready to install.

Prepare drawings and specifications: obtain and install equipment; train workers; follow through.

Mfg. Bldg

New Bldg

Main Bldg

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Systematic Systematic Layout Layout Handling Planning Planning Analysis Pattern Pattern**

Main Points 1. The SLP Pattern of Procedures is a five-section series of procedures resting squarely of the three fundamentals of relationships, space and adjustment.

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RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS LAYOUT (Flow (Flow&&Other) Other) & ANALYSIS OF SPACE SPACE MOVES (Required (Required&&Available) Available)

Adjustments Adjustments KNOWLEDGE OF for for M.H. METHODS Fit Fit&&Function Function

2. The Pattern applies to both Phase II, Overall Layout, and Phase III, Detail Layouts.

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3. The left-hand boxes of the pattern represent data collection and analysis.

MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS && LIMITATIONS LIMITATIONS

4. The right-hand boxes represent synthesis and output of results.

ACTIVITYMATERIAL ACTIVITYAREAS CLASSIFICATION AREAS

SPACE QUANTIFIED SPACE RELATIONSHIP FLOW DIAGRAM RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM &DIAGRAM D-I PLOT

PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY LAYOUT HANDLING LAYOUT ARRANGEMENTS PLANS ARRANGEMENTS

PLAN PLANXX

ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE HANDLING LAYOUTS LAYOUTS PLANS

YY ZZ

EVALUATION EVALUATION && APPROVAL APPROVAL

5. The SLP Pattern requires that two or more alternatives be developed and evaluated before a plan is approved. 6. The more complicated the problem, the more useful and time-saving this pattern becomes.

INPUTS INPUTS(PQRST) (PQRST) && & HANDLING TYPES OF THEORY TYPES OFLAYOUT LAYOUT

LAYOUT HANDLING PLAN LAYOUTPLAN PLAN for forthis thisphase phase * *THIRD THIRDEDITION EDITION ©©COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT1989, 1989,RICHARD RICHARDMUTHER MUTHER

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Main Points 1. Facilities planning requires five types of key input data.

Key Inputs

2. For ease of recall, the five key inputs are designated by the five-letter sequence: P-Q-R-ST. These stand for:

P PRODUCT - MATERIAL WHAT is to be produced or distributed?

• Products (or materials or services) • Quantities (sales volumes & inventory)

S SUPPORTING SERVICES R ROUTING – PROCESS SEQUENCE

• Routing (or processes of necessary operations)

WITH WHAT support will processing be backed?

HOW will it (they) be processed?

• Supporting Services (for people, processes and information systems)

Q QUANTITY - VOLUME HOW MUCH of each?

T TIME WHEN & HOW LONG will items be made & distributed?

W

• Timing (operating hours, seasons, urgency…)

H

Y

3. The facilities planner must collect data from others for each of the five key inputs. 4. When collecting data, be sure to challenge its correctness and underlying assumptions, especially regarding “R” the routing or process. 5. This act of challenging is symbolized by the letters W-H-Y on the teeth of the key.

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Main Points

Projecting Key Input Data

1. Key inputs are always changing and evolving. 2. Projecting key inputs is essential when planning major capital investments with long useful lives.

Long Range Facilities Planning is based on Long-range projection of Key Input Data

3. Projecting key inputs requires a seat at the table where business strategies and plans are made. 4. Since long-range projections and access to business strategy are often sensitive, be prepared to educate senior management on your need to know.

Input Data

Future Time


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EXAMPLE OF SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING (SLP) – PHASE II Art Printing Co.* overall (block) layout for a proposed new layout in an existing building (office area not included in the project) * fictitious name 1 – Activity-Areas

2 – Relationship Chart of Activity-Areas (based on combined flow & service relationships) 2 – Relationship Diagram 2 – Space Requirements

2 – Flow of Materials Analysis

Notes

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2 – Space Relationship Diagram

Alternatives_________________________________________________________________________ based on Modifying Considerations Selected Layout Plan Phase II – Overall and Practical Limitations Block Layout _________________________________________________________________________ 5 – Evaluating Alternatives

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Overall (Block) Layout and Detail (Equipment) Layout Plan

Main Points

Wedding – Imprinting, boxing & inspecting

Cutting & Scoring

Personal Classic, Christmas, wedding, stationery personal stationery – Order picking imprinting and packaging Typesetting Gold embossing

Christmas cards imprinting

Receiving & Shipping

Flammable storage

Trash storage

Dark room

Plate room

Strip

Restroom W Restroom M

Christmas cards inspecting

Classic cards boxing & inspecting

Shop office

Offices

Lunch room

Misc. supplies & storage

InFinished goods process storage storing Christmas

Poster Maint. order Room picking packaging & storage

Shipping supplies

Envelopes, tissues, etc.

Boxing supplies Plant entrance

U TT

SK ID

Office entrance C ER

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Above is an overall or block layout for a plant producing greeting cards. The layout at right is a detail layout of machinery and equipment for one of the “blocks”: the cutting and scoring department

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3. The purpose of detail layout planning is to arrange equipment within the chosen block plan. 4. Detail layout is time-consuming and wasted when its overall arrangement is rejected. By approving a block plan first, time spent on details is well-spent. 5. Equipment layouts tend to draw reviewers into the details, where they may overlook block-level alternatives. 6. The best equipment layout may not overcome inefficiencies caused by a poor block plan. For this reason, SLP devotes an entire phase to assuring that the best overall plan has been selected. 7. In practice, block and detail planning overlap. Some detail layout must be done during block planning to assure that sufficient space and adequate overall dimensions have been provided for each block activityarea.

Press Room

SKID

2. The purpose of block layout planning is to rapidly explore several significantly different ways to arrange the total space available – often an entire building or floor, or a large department that has sub-areas within it. This assures that the best overall arrangement is selected.

Receiving & raw paper storage

Main aisle (entrance)

1. The distinction between block and detail layout is essential in Systematic Layout Planning (SLP).

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Main Points 1. The SLP Pattern of Procedures applies to both Phase II, General or Overall Layout, and Phase III, Detailed Layout Plans. That is, the same steps are followed although the degree of application will be different in the two phases.

The Pattern Repeats

Framework of Phases

I - LOCATION LOCATION OF OF AREA AREA

II - GENERAL GENERAL OVERALL OVERALL LAYOUT LAYOUT III - DETAILED DETAILED LAYOUT LAYOUT PLANS PLANS

II. General General Overall Overall Layout Layout

1

2

2. Phase II is devoted to planning the sizes and arrangement of areas or departments in the layout.

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3. Phase III is devoted to arranging machinery and equipment within each area or department in the overall plan.

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INPUTS (PQRST) (PQRST) & TYPES OF LAYOUT LAYOUT RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS (Flow & other) other) SPACE (Required && Available) Available) ADJUSTMENTS for Fit & Function Function

MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS & LIMITATIONS LIMITATIONS

IV - INSTALLATION INSTALLATION

ACTIVITYACTIVITYAREAS

III. Detailed Detailed Layout Layout Plans Plans

SPACE RELATIONSHIP RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM

1

PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY LAYOUT ARRANGEMENTS ARRANGEMENTS PLAN X

ALTERNATIVE LAYOUTS

EVALUATION EVALUATION & APPROVAL

1

YZ

2

3 LAYOUT PLAN

INPUTS (PQRST) (PQRST) & TYPES OF LAYOUT LAYOUT RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS (Flow & other) other) SPACE (Required (Required && Available) Available) ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS for Fit & Function Function

for this phase

4. With its overlapping phases and repeating pattern of procedures, SLP enables the planner to tackle problems of any size or complexity.

Dept. c Dept. b Dept. a

INVESTIGATE INVESTIGATE

key inputs

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MODIFICATIONS MODIFICATIONS & LIMITATIONS LIMITATIONS

ACTIVITYACTIVITYAREAS

SPACE RELATIONSHIP RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM

PRELIMINARY LAYOUT ARRANGEMENTS ARRANGEMENTS PLAN X

Y

Z

ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE LAYOUTS

EVALUATION EVALUATION & APPROVAL

LAYOUT PLAN for for this this phase phase

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EXAMPLE OF SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING (SLP) PHASE III DETAIL LAYOUT PLAN THIRD EDITION Art Printing Co.* detail equipment layout of Cutting and Scoring Department – one activity-area of the overall layout * fictitious name 1 – Activity-Areas

Individual-Machine Space Data 2 – Activity-Relationship Diagram 2 – Relationship Chart of Activity-Areas (based on combined flow & service relationships) 2 – Flow of Materials Analysis

2 – Space Relationship Diagram

2 – Space Requirements (tallied and compared with space available)

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SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING (SLP) -- Capsule Summary LOCATION

I PHASES

1. Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) is an organized, universally-applicable approach to any layout planning project.

INPUTS (PQRST) & TYPES OF LAYOUT

1 OVERALL LAYOUT

II

DETAILED LAYOUTS

III

RELATIONSHIPS (Flow & Other) SPACE (Required & Available)

2

INSTALLATION

IV

3

TIME

ADJUSTMENTS for Fit & Function

2. SLP consists of: PROCEDURE

• Pattern of Procedures • Set of Conventions 3. SLP was first published in the 1960 by Richard Muther. It is widely taught, has been translated into nine languages, and is used throughout the world.

Chart

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Establish

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1. RELATIONSHIPS LAYOUT PLANNING

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2. SPACE

Diagram

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Evaluate

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PLAN X

ALTERNATIVE LAYOUTS

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EVALUATION & APPROVAL

5 Draw

SPACE RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM PRELIMINARY LAYOUT ARRANGEMENTS

MODIFICATIONS & LIMITATIONS

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• Framework of Phases

ACTIVITYAREAS

Application

Main Points

LAYOUT PLAN

3. ADJUSTMENT 6

Detail

THIRD EDITION

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Development FUNDAMENTALS Process Chart Symbols & Action*

CONVENTIONS

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Operation Transportation Handling

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Storage Delay Inspection

* A.N.S.I. Standard ** MHMS (IMMS) Standard (Adopted as basic to SLP procedure)

Symbols Extended to Identify Equipment & Space Forming or Treating Equipment & Space Assembly, Sub-Assembly, Dis-Assembly Transport-related Equipment & Space Handling Areas -Pick-up & Set-Down Storage Equipment and Space Set-down or Hold Areas Inspect, Test, Check Equipment & Space Service & Support Equipment & Space Office or Planning Areas, or Building Features

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Black & White**

FULL SYSTEMATIC-LAYOUT-PLANNING PATTERN

Vowel Letter

No. Value

A

4

Abnormally High

Red**

Almost Perfect Results (Excellent)

E

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Especially High

Orange Yellow**

Especially Good Results (Very Good)

Green**

Important Results (Good)

No. of Lines

Importance or Intensity Rating

Color Code

Orange Yellow** Orange Yellow** Orange Yellow** Orange Yellow**

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Blue**

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Uncolored**

Blue**

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Brown**

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Blue** Brown** (Gray)

Extremely Undesirable

Evaluating Description

Ordinary Results (Fair) Unimportant Results (Poor) Not Acceptable Results (Not Satisfactory)

Letter Value A 4 E 3 I 2 O 1 U 0 X ?

Black

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SIMPLIFIED SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING….

Main Points 1.

2.

Simplified Systematic Layout Planning is a set of six procedures to follow when laying out an area. It is suited to smaller projects that do not require the full S.L.P. treatment.

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1

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Basically, any layout involves: 1. Relationships between various functions or activities.

2

2. Space in a certain amount and kind for each activity.

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3. Adjustment of these into a layout plan. 3.

4.

The six steps of Simplified S.L.P. follow these three basic elements; and the six steps form a pattern shown symbolically here.

Instructions for Applying S I M P L I F I E D SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING

Each of the six steps carries its own easy-to-note symbol:

1

– Chart the Relationships

4

– Draw Space Relationship Layouts

2

– Establish Space Requirements

5

– Evaluate Alternative Arrangements

3

– Diagram Activity Relationships

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– Detail the Selected Layout Plan

1. Triangle –triangular-shaped relationship chart. 2. Square –square feet and physical features. 3. Star –diagram connecting activities at different points. 4. Circle –round and round to adjust the layout diagrammed. 5. Hexagon –examine from all sides; evaluate all factors. 6. Rectangle –layout plan on sheet of paper or building print.

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FROM THE BOOK: "SIMPLIFIED S.L.P." BY MUTHER & WHEELER, MGMT & IND. RESEARCH PUBS.

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