Question: 1. A city doctor would like your help in developing a layout for a new outpatient clinic to be built in. From analysis of another

1. A city doctor would like your help in

1. A city doctor would like your help in developing a layout for a new outpatient clinic to be built in. From analysis of another recently built clinic, she obtains the data shown in the following diagram. This includes the number of trips made by patients between departments on a typical day (shown above the diagonal line) and the lettered weights between departments, as specified by the new clinic's physicians (below the diagonal). The new building will be 60 feet by 20 feet. (Assume distances are measured from the centre of the departments and straight line" to the other department centres.) a. Develop an interdepartmental flow graph that considers patient travel trips. b. Develop a good relationship diagram using systematic layout planning. c. Choose either of the layouts obtained in (a) or (b) and sketch the departments to scale within the building. d. Will this layout be satisfactory to the nursing staff? Explain. DEPARTMENTS 2 3 4 5 6 AREA REQUIREMENT (SO).FT.) 2 2 1 Reception 5 200 0 10 100 0 E U 0 5 10 300 2 X-ray 0 oc 8 100 E U 100 0 3 Surgery 4 200 1 U A 4 Examining rooms (5) 0 15 500 U 1 5 Lab 3 100 0 6 Nurses' station 100

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