Five layouts are common in the design of equipment and workplaces. A single straight-line arrangement, in which pieces are placed along a wall or in an island, is simple but limited in the number of pieces that can be accommodated.
An L-shaped arrangement can accommodate more pieces of equipment and can be used where space is limited to keep pieces of equipment or workplaces separated better.
A U-shaped arrangement is also suitable where space is limited, but the lack of space limits it to where only one or two employees are working. An additional restriction is that pass-through movement through the area is not possible.
A parallel, back-to-back arrangement allows for centralizing the utilities required for the two banks of equipment, which are set up parallel to each other, their backs adjacent to each other.
A parallel, face-to-face arrangement consists of two rows of equipment facing each other, with a work aisle in between. In this arrangement, two utility lines are required.
The four more complex arrangements are shown in Exhibit 3.
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