Aqlan, Faisal; Lam, Sarah S.; Ramakrishnan, Sreekanth - In: International Journal of Production Economics 148 (2014) C, pp. 51-61
consolidated into two production lines. Two production line configurations are analyzed: product and process layouts. Product … layout has a continuous smooth flow, small work-in-process (WIP), short total production time per unit of product, and … reduced material handling requirements. On the contrary, process layout offers more flexibility, allows for higher utilization …