1. How would you define a facility layout? What factors determine the type of layout? Identify the different layouts currently implemented in the ABC Shipyard Facility. (20 marks)
2. What prerequisite assessment needs to be carried out before improving a facility layout? Explain this assessment for ABC Shipyard. (20 marks)
3. What is a relationship (REL) chart? What factors are considered to formulate an REL chart? (20 marks)
4. Based on the description of the existing layout, shipbuilding process, and ideal layout, indicate which of the following three charts (A, B, and C) is the

• existing REL chart,
• required REL chart, and
• ideal REL chart.

Explain your choices.

If the following layout is suggested for ABC, will you agree with its implementation as an improvement for the current one (given in the case:Exhibit 2)?

Compare the layout given below to the one in Exhibit 2 and defend your argument based on the flowchart of the process (Exhibit 3) and relationship charts.

Design Office Area Supporting Activities Warehouse Medical Centre Canteen Outfitting Shop General Purpose Shop Steel Shop Steel Stockyard Paint Shop Pipe Shop Sub-Assembly Area Panel Fabrication Area Dock Block Erection Area Quay 2 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A O U U C U X U U U U U X 2 O U C U U O U X U U U U U X O O U O O X X X O U U O O X U O O O X X 5 U U O O X U O O O X X 6 E O O O U O A A 7 A E O O A E 8 A A E U O C U 9 A U U O O C U Symbol Proximity Rating Score 10 A O O O U A Absolutely Near 5 11 A A E O E Especially Near 12 A A E Importantly Near 3 13 A E O Ordinarily Near 2 14 A E U Unimportantly Near 15 A X Not at all Near 0 16Design Office Supporting Activities Area Warehouse Canteen Medical Centre Outfitting Shop General Purpose Shop Steel Shop Steel Stockyard Paint Shop Pipe Shop Dock Sub-Assembly Area Panel Fabrication Area Block Erection Area Quay 2 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 A X U U C U C X O X X X X 2 X U U U mm C U X O X X X X 3 U X A A E E O U O O X A X X E E O O U X X X X 5 X X E E O O U X X X X 6 A O O E U E O O X 7 O O E A U A O O X 8 A A E O O U U 9 O O U U Symbol Proximity Rating Score 10 A E O U U A Absolutely Near 5 11 E A E O E Especially Near 12 E A E - Importantly Near 3 13 E A E O Ordinarily Near 2 14 E A U Unimportantly Near 15 A X Not at all Near 0 16General Purpose Shop Design Warehouse Office Outfitting Shop Supporting 5 T Gantry Crane Activities Area Flat Block Flat Flat Panel Paint Sub- block Fabrication Shop Assembly line Area Area Dock Quay 600 T Goliath Crane Block Erection Area 50 T Gantry Crane 25 T Gantry Crane 10 T Gantry Crane Steel plates dispatched as Steel Stockyard needed for blocks Curved Curved Panel Paint Curved Block block Sub-Assembly Fabrication line Shop Area Area Pipe Shop Medical Centre 5 T Jib Crane CanteenCanteen Outfitting Shop Steel Stockyard Design Office Quay Pipe Shop Supporting Activities Area Medical Centre Steel Shop Paint Shop Dock Warehouse Sub-Assembly Area Block Erection Area Panel Fabrication Area General Purpose Shop 2 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A A C E O X X X X X X X mm 2 A O E O O X X X X X X X E O O U X X X X X X X d O O X X X X X X X 5 U U E X X X X X X X 6 A O U U U U U U 7 E O U C U U U U 8 A U E C O U U U 9 U E U O U U U Symbol Proximity Rating Score 10 A U O O O A Absolutely Near 5 11 C A E O O E Especially Near 4 12 U A O I Importantly Near 3 13 A E O Ordinarily Near 2 14 A E U Unimportantly Near 15 A X Not at all Near 0 16