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Activity Relationship Chart (REL Chart)

REL CHART

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Deb Tampubolon
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Activity

Relationship Chart
(REL chart)
SYSTEMATIC LAYOUT PLANNING (Muther 1961)
Activity Relationship Chart (REL chart)
Rating Definition
A Absolutely
E Especially Important
I Important
O Ordinary closeness OK
U Unimportant
X Undesirable

Code Reason
1 Flow of materials
2 Ease of supervision
3 Common personnel
4 Contact necessary
5 Convenience
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Activity Relationship Diagram
Production Space Requirements

Machine
Center Machine
Dimensions Center Area Total Process
Process Equipment No.
Per Machine per Machine Area (ft2 )
(ft) Depth x (ft2)
Width
Armstrong
SAW 3 10 x 9 190 570
hack saw
K & T plain
5 13.5 x 10.5 142 710
mill
MILL Vertical mill 7 11 x 10.25 113 791
Hand mill 4 7.25 x 9.75 71 284
Contd. Machine
Center Machine
Dimensions Center Area Total Process
Process Equipment No.
Per Machine per Machine Area (ft2 )
(ft) Depth (ft2)
Width
2 Spindle
2 8.25 x 6.5 54 108
Avey 1
DRILL Spindle Delta
2 7.5 x 4.5 34 68
6
Spindle Delta 1 7.45 x 10.5 82 82
Gisholt 1 9.25 x 17.75 164 164
Monarch 2 14 x 6.25 88 176

TUM Hardings 1 9.5 x 5 48 48


W & S turret 1 8.5 x 20.25 173 173
B & S
1 7.5 x 15.5 116 116
automatic
Machine
Center Machine
Dimensions Center Area Total Process
Process Equipment No.
Per Machine per Machine Area (ft2 )
(ft) Depth (ft2)
Width
Gas furnance
FORM 1 8 x 7 56 56
Arbor press X
Dip tank 2 7 x 12 84 168
PAINT
Spray booth 1 9 x 11 99 99
CLEAN Tumble 1 7 x 6 42 42
Bench 1 8 x 7 56 56
ASSEMBLE Bench 1 8 x 7 56 56
Avey drill 2 8.25 x 6.5 54 108
PACKAGING Bench 1 8 x 7 56 56
Total square feet required 3,931
40 % aisle space 1,572
Production space required 5,503
Nonproduction activity space requirements
Activity Area (sq.ft )
Storage Warehouse 180
others 180
Office Main Office 500
Hallway 120
rest rooms 100
Locker rooms Men 84
Women 60
Foreman Desk 24
Maintenance Desk 20
Parts 80
Tool crib 50
Receiving and Shipping 50
Total Space required 1,448
• o the 5,503 square feet of floor for production, we must add the
1,448 square feet to give an estimate of 6,951 square feet of floor
space required in total.
Space relationship diagram
Block plan
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REL Chart for Constructing New Layouts

Code Function Area(sqft) No.of unit area


templates
(blocks)

1 Receiving 12000 6

2 Milling 8000 4
3 Press 6000 3
4 Screw M. 12000 6
5 Assembly 8000 4

6 Plating 12000 6
7 Shipping 12000 6
1. Select the first department to
enter layout (using diagramming
worksheet)
2. Select the second dept. to enter
the layout.
3. Select the third department to
enter the layout
4. Select the fourth department to
enter the layout
5. Place dept. n similar to 3rd and
4th steps.
1 1 1

4 4 1 1

4 4 3 1

4 2 3 3

4 2 2 2

5 6 6 6

5 6 6 6

5 7 7 7

5 7 7 7
Graph-based construction method for new layouts

Rel-chart Total Weight:63 Total Weight: 71

Adjacency graphs for alternative block


layouts
Graph-based construction methods for new layouts

o STEPS (node insertion algorithm in building


adjacency graph):
1. Select the department pair with the largest
weight.
2. Select the other depts consecutively based
on the sum of the weights with respect to the
depts already selected.
3. Place the selected dept on one of the faces of
the graph)
4. Build the block layout based on the final
adjancency graph.
Graph-based construction method for new layout

• Example
Dr. Muzaffer Kapanoglu-Copyright 2005
Dr. Muzaffer Kapanoglu-Copyright 2005
SUMMARY
• Objectives in different kinds of Layout.
- Process, Product, Mixed.

• Systematic Layout Planning for Process Layouts.

• From to charts to measure material handling effort.

• A precursor to Computerized Layout Planning.

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