Activity Relationship Diagram

• An activity relationship chart is a tabular means of displaying

the closeness rating among all activities or departments.

• The basic purpose is to ensure that the facility you are

designing has the minimal distance between each other.
Welding Shop Painting Shop

For example, if you have a car repair shop.

First you do welding then painting, what if

you need to send a piece of metal to paint first
and then to the welding?
So the basic purpose is to place facilities closer
And to reduce cycle time.
Deciding closeness:

1. Use same Equipment

2. Share the same personnel
3. Sequence of workflow
4. Ease of communication
5. Unsafe or unpleasant conditions
 A E X

1-2 2-3 1-4

1-3 3-4

3-5 3-6

2-6

4-6

Deciding closeness: 5-6

1. Use same Equipment

2. Share the same personnel
3. Sequence of workflow
4. Ease of communication
5. Unsafe or unpleasant conditions
6. Similar work performed
 A E X

1-2 2-3 1-4

6 2 1
1-3

3-5
3-4

3-6

4 5 3 2-6

4-6

5-6