Layout Guides

Does this site provide a universal layout template or floor plan?

No, because it can't be done.
Think about it. Different facilities are not the same, nor are processes. There will not be a template, or a standard floor plan, that matches either your facility or your process, much less both of them.

 

But we do provide free layout fundamentals, five articles of 19 pages.

JPR offers a free layout guide, five articles and nineteen pages, Perhaps this summary will be enough for your project. Please click on the link to receive the free articles by email, providing your name and address. Tell me some information about your situation and layout objectives, and I'll include other information focused on that feature. Request a no-obligation discussion if you'd like.

 

Contents of the 19 free pages, five articles

1. Layout, the physical organization of people, materials and machines within a facility
Benefits of good layout, key factors to consider, potential show stoppers.

2. Good layouts enhance productivity
Productivity cuts cost and improves output, and that is what good layout is all about.

3. Product flow is the basis of good layout
Create effective work flow considering the building limitations and the process requirements.

4. Typical layout project sequence
Justify, Plan, Prepare, Move; both major and secondary phases of a project are explained.

5. Model action plan
Projects will differ, but this classic plan of action contains elements that address most factors.

To request the free layout guide,

E-mail jack@jacksonproductivity.com , or

call Jack Greene at 843-422-1298

 

After all, we wrote the books.
Four books so far, on Amazon, and one is about layout. In both print and Kindle editions. Please click on the cover for the Amazon page, equipped with the "Look Inside the Book" feature.

 

JPR as a consultant for a major layout project

If you have a short reaction time, or will relocate several departments, or unravel a "spaghetti flow" of product, or occupy a new building, or consolidate or merge, or put in a new product line, or relieve major congestion, or plan a "checker game" with sequential moves over a longer time, then utilize JPR to gain a greater confidence level for timely success. Especially if your own resources don't have the experience, or the time, to devote to a project.

JPR can supplement the written guides, can provide on-site or remote attention, to resolve specific issues or concerns, within your circumstances. Call to discuss your particular situation, at no cost or obligation. When JPR consults with your organization, we provide extensive proprietary information to assist with the project.

 

Also free, special purpose articles

About more than layout, these articles are for international companies considering a US facility; and US companies considering off-shoring. Please email and ask for these, free.

Does your international company consider an expansion into the US?
This article explores the elements that affect location and facility selection, sources of qualified employees, taxes and incentives, transportation, utilities, site-sensitive costs. JPR is experienced in site selection and can perform a search objectively, and this is so important, confidentially.

Offshoring and pitfalls.
If you consider sending operations to another country primarily for a lower labor cost, consider the factors that drive cost up. This article explains offsetting factors, for instance extended cycle times, reaction time to changes, increased inventories. History has shown interruption to schedules, technology and contract issues, health risks for products.