Productions and Operations Management Notes Unit 2

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UNIT 2 Plant Location and Layout

• Factors affecting for location, criteria of site selection
• Plant Location Methods, Factor Rating
• Centre of Gravity Method
• Analytic Delphi Method
• Objectives of Plant Layout
• Factors affecting for Plant Layout
• Types of Layouts-Process
• Product Layout
• Fixed Position Layout
• Problems in Facility Layout
• Purchasing and Material Management
• Objectives and importance of Material Management
• Organisation of Material Management
• Factors responsible for providing economy in Material Management
• Steps in Purchasing Procedure
• Methods of Purchasing