Layout planning is also required for the newly built single$-$floor hospital. The hospital will contain $14$

departments. Names, notations, and space requirements of departments are given in Table $2.$ The data and

information on flow between departments are given in Table $3$ and Figure $2.($You can also find the data of Table

$3$ in the Project From$-$To Chart.xlsx file.$)$ The total area of the new hospital to be built is $260$ grids $(2610).$

Utilizing from the given data and information, create a layout for the new hospital by considering the

following:

Use discrete fashion.

Use a rectilinear distance measure. Use the centroid of each department's most left top cell to calculate

the distance between departments.

Use the LOGIC algorithm by adjusting to the given case and requirements. The department shapes do not

have to be rectangular.

Then, calculate the distance$-$based objective function value of your layout.

Table $2$: Space requirements of departments

Figure $2$: Activity Relationship Diagram for qualitative flow measurement between dep.s

Table $3$: From$-$To Chart for quantitative flow measurement between dep.s $($in person per day$)$