UNIVERSIDAD TECNÓLOGICA DEL VALLE DE TOLUCA

MECHATRONICS AND PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

ADVANCED UNIVERSITY TECHNICIAN WITH EMPHASIS IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES MANUFACTURING AREA
SUBJECT: PLANT LAYOUT
"PRESENTATION: PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED POSITION
MEMBERS:
LINO ALEJO LIZBETH
LÓPEZ ALCÁNTARA JOSÉ ANTONIO
ROMERO GIL CYNTHIA ESTEFANI
SEGURA ORTIZ AARÓN
SERRANO CAPULA CARLOS AUGUSTO
GROUP: PIM 32 THIRD QUARTER
TEACHER: M. IN H.E. PEDRO DE J.B VÁZQUEZ SANTILLAN
SCHOOL PERIOD: MAY-AUGUST 2018

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 INTRODUCTION
THE PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED POSITION IS REFERRED TO THE TYPICAL
DISTRIBUTION IN PROJECTS IN WHICH THE PRODUCT THAT IS
MANUFACTURED IS VERY FRAGILE, BULKY OR HEAVY TO BE MOVING
IT. SOME EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE USUALLY PRODUCED BY
THIS METHOD ARE: SHIPS, HOUSES AND COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
(UPON REQUEST), WHERE THE MOST DELICATE PIECE REMAINS
IMMOBILE THROUGHOUT THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
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 INTRODUCTION(CONTINUED)

THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, WORKERS, MATERIALS AND OTHER

RESOURCES ARE TAKEN TO THE PRODUCTION SITE. THIS TYPE OF
DISTRIBUTION IS USUALLY RECOMMENDED WHEN THE VARIETY OF
THE PRODUCT IS HIGH, AND THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTION IS LOW,
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SATELLITES, BUILDINGS,
ROADS, AMONG OTHERS.

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 OBJECTIVES
GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
TO EXPLAIN AND DEVELOP THE CLASSIFICATION OF PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED DISTRIBUTION, TO
EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STUDENTS IN PROGRESS.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
• TO ANALYSE THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS DISTRIBUTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS THAT IT CAN
HAVE IN THE INDUSTRY.
• TO DISCOVER WHERE IT IS MORE USEFUL TO APPLY A PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED POSITION.
REMENBER, PLAN DISTRIBUTION IS EXACTLY THE SAME A PLANT LAYOUT.
• TO DETERMINE THE LEARNING OBTAINED BY THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT REGARDING THE
TOPIC.
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DEFINITION OF PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED POSITION

THE MAIN COMPONENT OR PART IS IN FIXED POSITION OR SITUATION ALL THE

TOOLS, MACHINERY, OPERATORS TRAVEL OR GO TO THE MAIN PIECE. ALL WORK
IS EXECUTED ON THE MAIN COMPONENT.
IT IS FIXED WITH THE HELP OF A STRUCTURE, BUILDING, COVERED OR
UNCOVERED AREA THAT DOES NOT MOVE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAIN PART OF A
SHIP CALLED "HULL", IS ARMED BY MEANS OF A FIXED STRUCTURE (THE DAM,
WHICH CAN BE "DRY" OR "WET")
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MUTHER, Richard (1982), "Plant Distribution", Ed. Hispano
Europea S.A. Barcelona, Spain.
 ADVANTAGE
• LOWER COSTS DUE TO MATERIAL HANDLING: IT REDUCES THE HANDLING OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT ASSEMBLED UNIT, EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBER OF PARTS TO BE MOVED TO THE
ASSEMBLY POINT INCREASES.
• IT ALLOWS SIMULTANEOUS WORK: HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKERS CARRY OUT THEIR WORK AT ONE
POINT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUALITY RESTS WITH A PERSON OR ASSEMBLY TEAM.
• HIGH OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY: ALLOWS FREQUENT CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS
DESIGNED AND IN THE SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A VERY ORGANIZED OR
COSTLY DISTRIBUTION, NOR PRECAUTIONS AGAINST INTERRUPTIONS IN THE CONTINUITY OF
WORK.
• PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION: ADAPTS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS AND INTERMITTENT
CHANGES IN DEMAND.

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MAYNARD, H. B. (1987), "Manual of the Industrial
Engineer", Ed. McGraw-Hill. New York - U.S.A.
 DISADVANTAGES
• INVENTORY COSTS OF PRODUCTS IN PROCESS ARE HIGH. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF SEMI-
PROCESSED PRODUCTS AND THE FINAL PRODUCT THAT STILL REQUIRES OTHER OPERATIONS,
SUCH AS THE FINAL INTERIOR FINISH AND THE APPLICATION OF COLOUR (PAINT)
• HIGH INVESTMENT COSTS: IT REQUIRES THE USE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINES, WITH LONG
DOWNTIME OR DOWNTIME.
• LOW USE OF THE MACHINES: DUE TO THE LOW VOLUME OF PRODUCTION • EXPENSIVE
LABOUR DUE TO THE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED NATURE OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT.
• VERY SENSITIVE TO CHANGES: DUE TO THE VERY NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS, LOW VOLUME
OF PRODUCTION AND HIGH RESOURCE COSTS.

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MAYNARD, H. B. (1987), "Manual of the Industrial
Engineer", Ed. McGraw-Hill. New York - U.S.A.
 CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION
• WHEN IT IS NECCESARY TO MANUFACTURE A SINGLE UNIT OR VERY
FEW.
• THE COST OF MOVING THE MAIN ASSAMBLED PART OR UNIT IS VERY
HIGH.
• IT IS NECESSARY TO PLACE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUALITY IN ONE
PERSON
• FOR DEFORMATION OPERATIONS OR DIFFERENT TREATMENTS, IT IS
NECESSARY TO USE HAND TOOLS OR SIMPLE OR COMPLEX MACHINES,
AS REQUIRED.
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MUTHER, Richard (1982), "Plant Distribution", Ed. Hispano
Europea S.A. Barcelona, Spain.
 EXAMPLE OF PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED POSITION.
(ASSEMBLY OF AN AIRPLANE)

Workers Product
Workers

Main fixed
part or central Mobile
part Equipment

Workers

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EXAMPLE OF PLANT LAYOUT BY FIXED POSITION.
(ASSEMBLY OF A BOAT IN DRY DOCK)

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 CONCLUSIONS
IN A LAYOUT OF PLANT BY FIXED DISTRIBUTION THE MOVEMENTS OF
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ARE GREATER, IT REQUIRES THAT THE
PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED; AS FOR THE FACILITIES, THEY MUST HAVE
THE CUBIC DIMENSIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE PRODUCT; THE
PROCESSING TIME IS HIGHER, AND THE PROGRAMMING OF THE
PRODUCTION REQUIRES A LOT OF COORDINATION AND CONTROL.

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