Homework #2: Flow and Activity Relationship
1. The paper flow to be expected through one section of city hall consists of the following:
• 10 medical records per day from records to marriage licenses
• 7 certificates per day from printing to marriage license
• 6 blood samples per day from marriage licenses to lab
• 6 blood sample reports per day from lab to marriage licenses
• 1 box of medical records per week from marriage licenses to records
The following load-equivalence conversions can be used:
• One medical record is equivalent to one certificate
• One medical record is equivalent to one-half of a blood samples
• One medical record is equivalent to one blood sample report
• One medical record is equivalent to one-tenth of a box of medical records
Develop a from-to-chart for this section of city hall and then develop a relationship chart. Provide
your own basis in converting from-to-chart (Flow Matrix) into relationship chart.
2. Given the following table, construct the flow matrix and activity relationship for this problem.
Component Production Movement Equivalent Routing
quantity (per day) Factor flow per day
1 30 1 30 A-C-B-D-E
2 12 1 12 A-B-D-E
3 7 2 14 A-C-D-B-E
Assuming the following: A – above 40; E – 31 to 40; I – 21 to 30; O – 11 to 20; U – 0 to 10; X – less
than 0, develop the activity relationship chart.
3. Given the following activity relationship chart, suggest a layout for the following conditions:
Fr\To A B C D E F G
A - E I O U A U
B - A I I O O
C - E U X U
D - O U I
E - U A
F - E
G -
a) Layout 1:
b) Layout 2: