Process Layout

Question 1

what do travel chart analyse

Answer 1

distance between workstations

Question 2

another method to improve a layout

Answer 2

relationship charts

Question 3

relationship charts rating

Answer 3

A Absolutely necessary
E Especially important
I Important
O Ordinary Closeness
U Unimportant
X Undesirable

Question 4

general rule of thumb to follow when creating a relationship chart

Answer 4

Rule of thumb:
* Very few A and X relationships should be assigned. (no more than 5% of
the closeness ratings to be an A and X).
* No more than 10% should be an E.
* No more than 15% to be an I.
* No more than 20% to be an O.
* Which means that about 50% of the relationships should be U

Question 5

method to work out optimum layout out for a linear sequence

Answer 5

demanded position = 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 × 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙

Question 6

how do you evaluate a sequence

Answer 6

material flow patterns,
+ In Sequence
+ By Passing
+ Repeat
- Back Processing
- Back Tracking

calculate additional cost, the total cost of back tracking x number of units