Of the four basic layout patterns, namely, process layout, product layout, fixed-position layout and group layout, only process layout and product layout have undergone extensive mathematical analysis.
Ya nne chati za msingi kwa mpangilio, yaani, mpangilio mchakato, kwa mpangilio wa bidhaa, fasta-nafasi mpangilio na kundi mpangilio, tu mchakato mpangilio na mpangilio wa bidhaa wamefanyiwa kina hisabati uchambuzi.