Reconsidering who will handle the equipment layout plan, with detailed explanations

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The previous post might not have been clear enough. Posting this isn’t meant to shirk responsibility outright; it’s just that there are tasks that certain parties shouldn’t take on on behalf of others, and the main responsibilities must be fulfilled by those who are responsible. Three parties: technology supplier, construction unit, design institute ； We are a design institute. The process flow diagrams submitted by the technology suppliers show the procedures for each stage of product production. This is done because there are many products, and different combinations of stages can be used to produce various products, thereby **reducing the number of duplicate diagrams**. The manufacturer’s factory is relatively small, and the technical supplier asked the design firm to develop a equipment layout plan in order to determine how many sets of equipment for various processing units can fit within the factory. If it’s not possible to fit the equipment for certain units, the technical supplier agreed to reorganize and optimize the processes for those units. I prepared a plan, but it was rejected by the technical supplier as it could not meet the production requirements; I was told that I first needed to plan out the factory layout – determining which areas would be used for which production processes – to see if it would satisfy the production needs. Someone told me that this is now to be provided by the technology supplier. “What kind of work is done in this area, and what kind in that area? Can it meet the production needs? Aren’t the technology suppliers the ones who know best? Now, the technology suppliers together with the construction party are asking me to prepare a equipment plan based on their requirements; if I can’t do it, I’m told to go to the technology suppliers’ facilities and take a look (they have similar systems in operation there). There are on-site installations; it’s just that the manufacturer’s factory building is different from yours. Should we ask the design institute to come up with a equipment plan? Here’s a question: is there actually a difference between domestic technology suppliers and process package suppliers? Does the technology supplier need to have similar production facilities in operation – does providing the technology alone suffice? Nothing else? Does a design institute need to develop an equipment layout when creating construction drawings?