Define plant layout. Why it is necessary to plan it explain them with suitable examples.

List the important objectives of plant layout and

Explain the principles of a good layout.

Referring to the several principles of good layout, which of the principles would you list as more important to

consider and which principle as least important in the case of the following industries.

$($i$)$ Automobile assembly plant.

$($ii$)$ Television manufacturing plant.

$($iii$)$ Shipyard for large fabrication and assembly.

$($iv$)$ Diesel locomotive manufacturing.

$($v$)$ Jobbing foundry.

$($vi$)$ Wooden pencil manufacturing.

$($vii$)$ Plastic products.

$($viii$)$ Vegetable canning plant.

$($ix$)$ High priced jewellery manufacturing.

Can plant layout principles be applied to the layout of$-$

$($i$)$ Retail outlets

$($ii$)$ Hospitals

$($iii$)$ Rail road yards

$($iv$)$ Recreation grounds and amusement parks? Why or why not?

What are the symptoms of poor layout? Describe the characteristics of a theoretically perfect plant layout.

What are the marks of a good layout?

List the advantages of a good layout. Would you expect every layout to have all the advantages?

Enumerate the reasons for the existence of inefficiency in layouts.

What are the major reasons for redesigning of a layout?

List the types of layout problems likely to be encountered in practice? How these problems can be solved?

What type of layout problems arises due to$-$

$($i$)$ Migration of industry.

$($ii$)$ The trend towarde decentralization.