Question $5$: Facility Layout $ofHSBC$ back office $in$ Guangzhou.

$HSBC$ Inc. $is$ setting $up$ a back office $in$ Guangzhou $to$ handle customer enquiries and

document transactions. After analysing the daily operation $of$ different departments $in$ this back

office, the following relationship matrix $is$ developed.

$(a)$ Use the systematic layout planning approach $to$ develop the Dimensionless Block

Diagram $of$ the back office $by$ showing the relative positions $of$ the departments.

$(17$ marks$)$

$(b)$ Comment $on$ the final layout $ifitis$ not $in$ rectangular $or$ square shape. $(3$ marks$)$