Question $1$ Production Types & Plant Layout

Production of manufactured goods falls into one of three types $($Job$,$ Batch & Flow$).$ Traditionally,

factories are laid out in one of two ways: to meet the needs of either the manufacturing processes or

the requirements of the product being produced. When choosing the production type and designing

the layout, it is important to assess the proposals against various criteria for $$good plant layout$.$

Use examples from your research to illustrate how manufacturing companies have benefited from

making good decisions about how they manufacture their products.

Note: It is particularly important for this question to try to choose engineered products with reasonably complex

manufacturing routes. There are many simple products, usually retail products like children$$s toys and food & drink, used as

examples in easily findable online learning resources. These resources are not usually aimed at engineering students so are not

appropriately technical.