Question 4 Facility Layout Foxcom Production Floor Plan Design

Department

Summary

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Complete the above activity relationship table. Based on the information, construct the Dimensionless Block Diagram of the new factory layout using the systematic layout planning approach. Show both your sequence of placement and the final layout. (4 marks)

After developing the Dimensionless Block Diagram above, the designer plans to present a practical layout to the operations director. Suggest two issues the designer has to consider in order to make his layout practical. (1 mark)