Assignment

You will explore another important design consideration in operations management: the physical layout of the process. Looking at the physical space of a process raises many interesting questions. What makes a safe and effective layout? What considerations are important when making layout decisions? How does the process need to flow during production? Consider these questions as you complete this Collaboration.

To prepare for this Collaboration:

• Review the Learning Resources for this week with a focus on effective layouts for key operations.
• Review the effect of Volume- Variety on design consideration operation.
• Review the key operation of servicing firm who offer product and service to customer.
• Reflect upon the layout of this type of operations.

Submit 500 word collaboration describing how physical layout process is important to operations Design.