Machine Requirement

Employee Requirement

Distance Measurements
Typically measured from department center to
department center.
Euclidean distances are appropriate when the
layout space is very open and movement within
it can follow a direct path.
Rectilinear (sometimes called rectangular)
distance is more appropriate for layouts aisles
or hallways where one generally reaches a
destination after making one or more turns.

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Routing/Travel Distances
Product
A
B
C
D
E
F

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Department
Processing Sequence
1 5 410
2 6 3 9
210 1 9
1 7 810
2 5 6 9
1 7 410

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Quantity Processed
Per Month
1,000 units
2,000
3,000
1,000
2,000
4,000

Load Distance Analysis

Each department is 10 feet by 10
feet, distances are rectilinear, which
of the following two layouts is better?
Layout A

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Layout B

7
1

4
10

10 1
2 9

9
6

2
5

5
8

13

6
3

Routing/Travel Distances
Flow
15
17
19
110
25
26
210
36

Distance Between
Departments(feet)
Layout A Layout B
30
30
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
10
10
40
10

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Flow
39
45
47
410
56
69
78
810

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Distance Between
Departments(feet)
Layout A Layout B
30
20
30
30
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
50
20
30

Solution (1/2)
Compute the total travel for each
product through each layout
Department
Distance per
Distance per
alternative.
Product
Processing
Product (feet)
Product (feet)
A
B
C
D
E
F

Sequence
1 5 410
2 6 3 9
210 1 9
1 7 810
2 5 6 9
1 7 410

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Layout A
30+30+10= 70
20+40+30= 90
10+10+10= 30
10+20+20= 50
10+10+10= 30
10+10+10= 30

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Layout B (feet)
30+30+10= 70
20+10+10= 50
10+10+10= 30
10+50+30= 90
10+10+10= 30
10+10+10= 30

Solution (2/2)
Compute total distance traveled per
month by each product through each
Units
per Distance per Product Distance per Month
layout
alternative.
Product
A
B
C
D
E
F

Month
1000
2000
3000
1000
2000
4000

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Layout A
70
90
30
50
30
30

Layout B
70
50
30
90
30
30
Totals

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Layout A Layout B
70,000
70,000
180,000
100,000
90,000
90,000
50,000
90,000
60,000
60,000
120,000
120,000
570,000
530,000*