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of a job shop 3 Process Layout ? Advantages: ? general purpose and less capital intensive ? less vulnerable to changes ? equipment utilization ? employee supervision ? Disadvantages: ? slower processing rates ? lost production time for setups ? more capital and space for inventory ? longer manufacturing lead times ? materials handling requires variable path devices ? production planning and control more difficult 4 Layout Types Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 (b) Layout of a production line 5 Product Layout ? Advantages: ? faster processing rates ? lower inventories ? infrequent setups ? Disadvantages: ? risk of layout redesign ? less flexibility ? for low volume, dedicated resources have low utilization 6 Group Technology (a) Jumbled flows in a job shop without GT cells Drilling D D D D Grinding G G G G G G Milling M M M M M M Assembly A A A A Lathing Receiving and shipping L L L L L L L L 7 Group Technology (b) Line flows in a job shop with three