사무공간의 체계적인 배치계획에 관한 연구

Many studies have been conducted for the plant layout using the systematic layout planning approach. However, little concern was given to the office layout when compared to the plant layout. In this research, a systematic approach to the office layout and its application to A-company were described. The whole process of generating an office layout is called here an office layout planning. To do an office layout planning, a survey was made to obtain basic raw data about the job and behavioral characteristics of white-collar employees at the office. The data were then clustered using the cluster analysis. It is known, in general, that four types of layout are preferred by the office workers according to the job and behavioral characteristics. Next, a relationship diagram was drawn between the departments of the company. The relationship was represented as symbols such as A, E, I, O, U, and X, as suggested by Murther(1974). The diagram was used to create a layout among the departments, in which the stronger the relationship the closer the departments. Thirdly, a set of basic modules was produced, which governs the size of the furniture and the basic layout of the unit team in an office. Four distinct types of office modules according to the job and behavioral characteristics were proposed out of the set of basic modules. Finally, each department was allocated to the floor according to the relationships among them. Several alternative layouts were generated and then subsequently evaluated based on their weighted Manhattan distances. Application of the proposed method to A-company showed that the systematic approach greatly improved the level of satisfaction of the office workers.