An industrial engineer is asked to propose a facilities layout for a manufacturing firm. He is

supposed to use prioritization matrix to prioritize his alternatives and propose the best alternative.

Based on the manager$$s decision he has to focus on $4$ criteria. After a detailed analysis the

following prioritizing matrix of criteria has been generated. $6$pts

Where A$,$ B$,$ C and D are the criteria to design a layout and the numbers are weights used to

compare criteria. $($The weights definition is the same as lecture $8).$ He also has generated $3$

layouts P$,$ Q and R alternatives and the prioritizing matrix of layouts for each criterion is as

follow:

Rank the alternatives based on the criteria