Answer to Question #243069 in Management for Nithya

Question

01. Brief note. The decisions on layouts may affect a wide range of facilitiesof factories, supermarkets and offices. Layout is also considered as one of the most important factors in the process of designing a product or service. Explain four key considerations for a layout design in a product or a service using real life examples.

Answer 1

Ease of future changes – the product or service layout should be designed to accommodate changes of expansion or qualities concerns. For example, economic or market trends may require a product's layout design, especially when dealing with competition or focusing on product differentiation.

Safety – design of product or services should consider safety in production and usage; for example, an organization should assume that the layout and design are safe for employees to engage in production and safe for use for final consumers.