1. Cyprus Citrus Cooperative ships a high volume of individual orders for oranges to northern Europe. The paperwork for the shipping notices is done in the accompanying layout.
Revise the layout to improve the flow and conserve space if possible.
2. S. L. P. Craft would like your help in developing a layout for a new outpatient clinic to
be built in California. From analysis of another recently built clinic, she obtains the data
shown in the following diagram. This includes the number of trips made by patients
between departments on a typical day (shown above the diagonal line) and the lettered
weights (defined in Exhibit 8.8C) between departments, as specified by the new clinic’s
physicians (below the diagonal). The new building will be 60 feet by 20 feet. (Assume
distances are measured from the center of the departments and “straight line” to the other
department centers.)
a.
Develop an interdepartmental flow graph that considers patient travel trips.
b.
Develop a “good” relationship diagram using systematic layout planning.
c.
Choose either of the layouts obtained in (a) or (b) and sketch the departments to scale
within the building.
d.
Will this layout be satisfactory to the nursing staff? Explain