Can you tell me the way you would optimize plant layout for the best results?

"Plant layouts come in two main types of structures. One is a straight line that minimizes the back and forth between production stations, making operations flow better. The other is a functional or structural arrangement which clusters comparable operations in nearby facilities. The latter is advantageous since you capitalize on economies of scale for equipment, employees and materials. I would use software that's good for plant layout such as Microsoft Visio or AutoCAD plant-3D to lay out the current state and then optimize the straight line or functional structure of the layout by making strategic changes. I would then run the new scenario through industrial engineering animation software to get statistics to analyze, verify and validate that the new set up is more cost-effective and optimized."