Amal, plant manager of frame manufacturing company, is the chairperson of the ad hoc committee for space utilization. The committee is made up of various departmental heads of the company. The general manager of the company has given Amal the responsibility for seeing whether the various office, operations and warehouse facilities of the company are being optimally utilized. The company is beset by rising costs and the need for more space. However, before agreeing on an expensive addition to the plant, the general manager wants to be sure that the currently avallable space is being utilized properly. Amal opened up the first committee meeting by reiterating the charge of the committee. Then Amal asked the members if they had any initial observations to make. The first to speak was the office manager. He stated Fundamentals of Business and Management (BUSS-B-1002) - Fall - 22-CW2 (Case Studies) - All-QP "well I know we are using every possible inch of room that we have available to us. But when I walk out into the plant I see lot of open spaces. We have people piled on top of one another, but out in the plant there seems to be plenty of room". The production manager quickly replied, "We do not have a lot of space. Your office people have the luxury facilities. My supervisors don't even have room for descend a file cabinet. I have repeatedly told the plant manager we need more space. After all, our operation determines whether this plant succeeds or fails, not like you people in the front office pushing paper around'. Amal interrupted at this point and said, "Obviously we have different interpretations of the space utilization around here. Before further discussion I think it would be best if we have some objective facts to work with. I am going to ask the industrial engineer to provide us with some statistics on plant and office layouts before our next meeting. Today's meeting is adjourned 

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