McGowan Brothers Manufacturing recently redesigned its facility layout to group similar equipment and functions together. This allows flexibility in the sequence in which products are produced using these functions. McGowan Brothers' new layout is an example of the fixed-position layout.

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This is an example of a process layout. A process layout is a flexible layout in which similar equipment and functions are grouped together and the sequence in which the functions are performed depends on the design of the product.

McGowan Brothers Manufacturing Recently Redesigned Its Facility Layout to Group