The flow of materials through eight departments is shown in Table 7.6. Assuming that the direction of

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The flow of materials through eight departments is shown in Table 7.6. Assuming that the direction of the flow of materials is not important, construct a relationship chart, a schematic layout and a suggested layout, given that each department is the same size and the eight departments should be arranged four along each side of a corridor.

Table 7.6 Flow of materials D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D1 1 10 3 3 D2 30 156 D3 15 1 D4 20 12 1 8 10 D5 2012 6