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Tutorial 8 - Qualitative Initial Layout

The document outlines the objectives and methods for facility planning, emphasizing the importance of minimizing total material handling costs. It discusses both quantitative and qualitative methods for creating initial layouts, including the use of activity relationship charts and diagrams. The activity relationship section provides a framework for determining the proximity needs of departments based on their interactions.

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Tutorial 8 - Qualitative Initial Layout

The document outlines the objectives and methods for facility planning, emphasizing the importance of minimizing total material handling costs. It discusses both quantitative and qualitative methods for creating initial layouts, including the use of activity relationship charts and diagrams. The activity relationship section provides a framework for determining the proximity needs of departments based on their interactions.

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Tutorial 8 – Initial Layout

(Qualitative approach)

Amro Abdullah Nachef


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Objectives of Facility Planning
• The most common goal for facilities planning is
minimization of total material handling cost (TMHC).

• But first, we need to come up with the initial layout then


improve based on it.

2
Initial Layout Methods
• Methods may be:

– Quantitative (INLAYT Method – Pairwise Exchange Method)

– Qualitative (Activity Relationship Charts + Diagrams)

3
Activity Relationship
• Indicates the relative need to place departments in close
proximity to each other.

Letter Description
A Absolutely necessary
E Especially Important
I Important
O Ordinary
U Unimportant
X Undesirable

4
Activity Relationship
• After constructing flow matrix:
– Ranges for each letter should be given / assumed.
– Assign each flow value to a letter.
– Draw both the diagram and chart.

5
P A B C D E F G H I
A 0 25 2 7 8 11 5 7 2

B 25 0 6 13 8 55 23 60 9

C 2 6 0 65 8 2 18 11 6
A: ≥ 55
E: 55 > E ≥ 35
D 7 13 65 0 30 8 40 10 10 I: 35 > I ≥ 20
O:20 > O ≥ 10
U: 10>U
E 8 8 8 30 0 2 35 4 5

F 11 55 2 8 2 0 24 40 0

G 5 23 18 40 35 24 0 5 15

H 7 60 11 10 4 40 5 0 15

I 2 9 6 10 5 0 15 15 0
6
P A B C D E F G H I
A - O I U U O U U U

B - U O U A I A U

C - A U U O O U

D - I U E O O

E - U E U U

F - I E U

G - U O

H - O

I -
7
Activity Relationship Chart

8
Activity Relationship Diagram

9
Thank you ☺

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