Enterprise Resource Planning and Control – Layout Strategies
Study lecture materials and course materials in Chapter 9 of the textbook.Define facility layout. Basic layout formats: office layout, retail layout, fixed-position layout, process-oriented layout, product-oriented layout, and work-cell (cellular) layout. Explain characteristics of these layout formats, benefits and drawbacks, and various layout differences.
Read a case on Layout Remodeling in Walmart Stores, and understand the main features of this retail layout.
Developing office layout using the Systematic Layout Planning (SLP). See the case on Sateriou’s Souvlaki in the lecture materials.