Practice Question 1: ARA (With dimensions) 21/09/23

A small manufacturing enterprise has five departments. Space requirements for each of the departments are given in Table 3a below. The activity relationships are illustrated in Table 3b.

Table 3a

Department	Area
Reception	600
Machine shop	50
Warehouse	100
Admin office	150
Dispatch	300

1 2 3 4 5

1		E4	A1	A2	I
2			O	E	I
3				I	O
4					A1
5

Table 3b

1.1 Generate a worksheet and a dimensionless block diagram.

1.2 Fit the departments into a space measuring 80 m x 50 m. Provide for a 2m wide aisles in-between the departments.