Disadvantages of Cellular Layouts


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•Sometimes cells may not be formed because of inadequate part families.
•Some cells may have a high volume of production and others very low. This results in poorly balanced cells.
•When volume of production changes, number of workers are adjusted and workers are reassigned to various cells. To cope with this type of reassignments, workers must be multi-skilled and cross-trained.
•Sometimes, machines are duplicated in different cells. This increases capital investment.

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