Layout choice to avoid duplication: preventing excessive multiplication of facilities Which facility layout best minimizes the duplication of similar equipment across multiple product lines? Choose the preferred layout.
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Production Management
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AProduct layout
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BProcess layout
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CGroup (cellular) layout
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DStatic (fixed position) layout
Answer
Correct Answer: Process layout
Explanation
Concept/ApproachIn a process (functional) layout, similar machines are grouped and shared by many jobs. This reduces the need to duplicate the same facilities in each product flow line.
ContrastProduct layouts often replicate equipment in each line; fixed-position is for large immovable products; group/cellular reduces movements but may still require duplicated resources per cell.
Final AnswerProcess layout