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INTRODUCTION OF FACILITIES PLANNING

3.6.2. Relationship Chart

The relative importance of having one department near another is displayed in
Relationship Chart. Robert Muther developed the REL Chart. Each diamond shaped cell in
the chart shows the relationship if any between two functional plant areas. Two entries come
into the cells. The top entry is a letter that indicates the degree of closeness of the
relationship and the number below represents the important reason for relationship.

The relationship diagrams recognize the need for exploring “Relationship” rather than
calculating exact flows and costs. The requirements of closeness are expressed on a scale.

These pair wise interdepartmental “closeness requirement ratings” are then used to
develop a suitable layout which satisfies as many pair wise relationship as possible and to
the extent possible. The relationship chart is shown in the Figure 3.5.

Figure 3.5: Relationship chart

Figure 3.6: Example of relationship chart

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