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Designing Product, Hybrid, Warehousing & Storage Layout
(ASSIGNMENT #03, SEMESTER SPRING - 2020)
Submission Date (July 21, 2020)
BY
Hafsa Niaz 17460920-054
(Projection & Operation Management)
BBA 6th (C)
Submitted to
Sir; Badar Munir
Management Sciences
University of Gujrat
Session 2017-2021

DESIGNING PRODUCT LAYOUT
Product layout is a design that positions workstations together based on the product they
make. In product layouts the material moves continuously and uniformly through a sequence
of operations until the work is completed. The sequence of operations allows for the
simultaneous performance of work. When designing product layouts, our objective is to
decide on the sequence of tasks to be performed by each workstation. To accomplish this,
need to consider the logical order of the tasks to be performed and the time required to
perform each task. Also, need to consider the speed of the production process, which will tell
how much time there is at each workstation to perform the assigned tasks. This entire process
is called line balancing.
 Line balancing:
The process of assigning tasks to workstations in a product layout in order to achieve a
desired output and balance the workload among stations.
Example:
Ali owns his own business where he makes toys. Each toy has special pieces where special
machines are needed to not only make those pieces but to assemble them into a finished
product. He has decided to purchase a bigger warehouse due to increase in demand, he needs
to decide how the machines will be positioned. Thus, each workstation will complete a toy
from start to finish and each of his toys will have their own workstation.
Steps for Product Layout
1. Identify Task & Their Immediate Predecessors
The first step in designing product layouts is to identify the tasks or work elements that
must be performed in order to produce the product. To determine how long each task
takes to perform and which tasks must be performed in sequence. The task or tasks that
must be performed immediately before another task can be done is called the task's
immediate predecessor.
 Immediate predecessor:
A task that must be performed immediately before another task.

Example:
Vicki's Pizzeria is planning to make boxed take-out versions of its famous pepperoni,
sausage, and mushroom pizza. The pizzas will be made on a small assembly line. Vicki
has identified the tasks that need to be performed, the time required for each task, and
each task's immediate predecessor.