When planning new facilities, parking can often become a challenge that has to be directly addressed. In many situations, zoning regulations dictate minimum parking requirements based on the size and intended purpose of the facility in question. Even in existing physical facilities, the available parking can become a constraint on the design and use of the broader facility. Review problems 8 & 9 in our Heragu chapter this week both involve parking areas as subsets of the broader problem. For each of these two problems, analyze the potential capacity of the stated parking area to determine the number of parking spaces available under different layout scenarios. Describe your analysis and results, and discuss the impact this issue has on any solution to the overall facility problem. Discuss how the parking portion of these problems should be considered and, in particular, describe what else you think you should know to find the most effective solution. 8. A real estate agent's office is located in a busy downtown area in a single-floor building that has the dimensions of 20 feet x 60 feet. There is a parking lot behind the building with dimen- sions 20 feet x 60 feet. The office has four real estate agents and one secretary and must have an office, reception area with space for seating customers, restrooms, photocopy room, conference room, and a multipurpose room with the space requirements shown in Table 3.3. (a) Construct a relationship chart for the departments. (b) Using the relationship chart and space requirement shown in Table 3.3, draw a block plan (similar to the dentist's office layout in Figure 1.8). TABLE 3.3 Space Information for Exercise 8 Room Space Required in Square Feet Real estate agent office 80 Office-cum-reception area 200 Men's room 36 Ladies' room 36 Photocopying room 80 Conference room 200 150 Multipurpose room An insurance office has leased a small building along a state highway with the following dimen- sions: 40 feet x 50 feet. There is a parking lot behind the building with dimensions 20 feet x 50 feet. The office has three insurance agents and one secretary and must have an office, recep- tion area with space for seating customers, restrooms, photocopy room, conference room, and a multipurpose room with the space requirements shown in Table 3.4. (a) Construct a relationship chart for the departments. (b) Using the relationship chart and space requirement shown in Table 3.4, draw a block plan (similar to the dentist's office layout in Figure 1.8). TABLE 3.4 Space Information for Exercise 9 Room Space Required in Square Feet Insurance agent office 120 Office-cum-reception area 400 Men's room 40 Ladies' room 40 Photocopying room 60 Conference room 400 Multipurpose room 380