Discuss the below:
Layout Planning
Q: A factory has 5 planning departments (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Product A is manufactured according to relationship shown below (a layout consisting of 5 departments
Find:
i. Closeness rank;
ii. Selection order,
iii. A proposed layout by hand for a rectangular factory floor (show department locations considering arbitrary departmental areas) and the score of the layout using A = 8, E = 4, I = 2, O = 1, U = 0, X = -8
