Optimization Design of Workshop Facility Layout for Company A

Abstract

With the continuous growth of China’s economy and the improvement of living standards, consumers have increasingly higher expectations for product quality. To meet market demand and promote industrial upgrading, enterprises are accelerating product renewal and placing greater emphasis on product design and quality assurance. However, this has also led to rising operating costs and declining profit margins. Therefore, reducing unnecessary daily expenses has become an important issue for enterprises, and workshop layout optimization is one effective way to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. FlexSim is a computer-based simulation software used to model discrete-event processes, and it is widely applied in manufacturing, material handling, and office workflow analysis. In this study, POSCO-OSTEM (Suzhou) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in Kunshan is selected as the research object. Based on its workshop layout and production process, a production flow simulation model is established. Following the Systematic Layout Planning method, the production process and workshop layout are analyzed and improved, with the aim of developing a practical layout optimization scheme to reduce on-site management costs.