Key Terms
layout planning 373
intermittent processing systems 374
repetitive processing systems 374
process layouts 374
product layouts 376
hybrid layouts 378
group technology (GT) or cell layouts 378
fixed-position layout 379
block plan 380
from–to matrix 380
REL chart 381
load–distance model 382
rectilinear distance 383
ALDEP and CRAFT 384
flexible layouts 389
line balancing 389
immediate predecessor 389
precedence diagram 390
output rate 391
cycle time 391
bottleneck task 392
theoretical minimum number of stations 393
efficiency 394
balance delay 394
paced line 395
single-model line 395
mixed-model line 395
group technology (GT) 396
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