Operations management entails the administration of the personnel and production processes with an aim of minimizing errors, maximizing output, and enhancing the quality of the products. As such, facility layout is one aspect of operations management which focuses on the arrangement of the work station that encompasses the sitting positions of the employees, and the locations of the production equipment. Hershey is among the leading manufacturing companies in the world that was founded in 1894 by Milton Hershey. With at least 15360 employees working full time, the company continuously faces dynamic human factor challenges for its out dated facility lay out arrangement. The company thus, requires, an efficient program to work out the challenge in order to continue being one of the best chocolate and other snacks manufacturer in the world.

Problem identification

A facility layout has a direct impact of the success on a company. The problem identified in Hershey is the human factor engineering. The problem entails the relationship between the human-machine- environment relationship which encompasses the machine system, the work place design, and the working environment improvement (Heizer, & Render, 2008).

Recommendations

To solve the human factor dynamic problem, the company must apply the following principles:

· Plan the human resource to be in line with the data processing requirements and human thinking model.

· Ensure production safety by improving the efficiency levels in the product line and reducing the production costs.

· Improve the layout in the production area by making the layout more flexible and changeable.

· Establish a comfortable working environment for the employees through preventing mistakes from occurring.