1. What is the difference between a product, process and fixed facility layout?
2. What is a hybrid layout and what advantages would it provide (thinking question)?
3. When would a relationship diagram be effective for layout planning?
4. What is the link between facility layout planning and the theory of constraints (thinking question)?
5. What are some of the considerations for site selection and why is the right location critical to success of a company?
6. What may be the differences and why between site selection for a distribution center and a manufacturing plant?
7. Why may the traditional location analysis of customer or raw materials not be as effective as locating near other supply chain nodes?
8. Why is location critical from a retail or service location perspective?
9. Think of your favorite store, is there a logical plan to the layout of that facility?
10. Why would a retail facility want to layout a store to expose as many products as possible to the customer?