The production area of the XYZ Machine Company is a process$-$type layout. The present layout is as follows:

AC DE BF

In the layout above, A$,$ B$,$ C$,$ D$,$ E$,$ and F are the six processing areas. For safety reasons, it is undesirable to place areas A and F adjacent to each other. A study of the manufacturing activities of the XYZ Machine Company indicated that four major products accounted for $85\%$ of the total manufacturing activity in the above production area last year. The production sequence of these products and the number of units produced per year can be found in the following table.

Product

$1234$

Production Sequence

B$-$E$-$F A$-$D$-$E$-$F C$-$B$-$E$-$A A$-$C$-$B$-$E$-$F

Number of Units Produced per Week

$80005005000$

$15,000$

Number of Units per Trip

$502550$

$100$

Standard $36$ x $36-$inch unitized pallets and a conventional narrow aisle for a lift truck are the material$-$handling equipment involved in the production of the four products. The average number of units carried per trip by the lift truck are also indicated in the above table $($assume one unit of area for each department$).$

$($a$)(20$ points$)$ Develop an activity rel$-$chart according to the codes: A is above $25000.$

E: $1000025000$

I: $5000-9999$

O: $100-4999$

U is below $100.$

$($b$)(10$ points$)$ Convert the rel$-$chart into a value chart.

$($c$)(20$ points$)$ Assume the distance between two departments follows the rules given below: A$,$ E$,$ I $0$ block

O relationship: $1$ block

U relationship: $2$ blocks

Determine the effectiveness measure for this layout.The production area of the XYZ Machine Company is a process$-$type layout. The present layout

is as follows:

A $C$

D E

B F

In the layout above, A$,$ B$,$ C$,$ D$,$ E$,$ and F are the six processing areas. For safety reasons, it is

undesirable to place areas A and $F$ adjacent to each other. A study of the manufacturing activities

of the XYZ Machine Company indicated that four major products accounted for $85\%$ of the total

manufacturing activity in the above production area last year. The production sequence of these

products and the number of units produced per year can be found in the following table.

Product

Production Sequence

B$-$E$-$F

A$-$D$-$E$-$F

C$-$B$-$E$-$A

A$-$C$-$B$-$E$-$F

Number of Units Produced

per Week

$1$

$2$

$3$

$4$

Production Sequence

$8000$

$500$

$5000$

$15,000$

Number of Units

per Trip

$50$

$25$

$50$

$100$

Standard $3636-$inch unitized pallets and a conventional narrow aisle for a lift truck are the

material$-$handling equipment involved in the production of the four products. The average

number of units carried per trip by the lift truck are also indicated in the above table $($assume one

unit of area for each department$).$

$($a$)(20$ points$)$ Develop an activity rel$-$chart according to the codes:

A is above $25000.$

E: $10000-25000$

I: $5000-9999$

O: $100-4999$

$U$ is below $100.$