If there is no department having minimum closeness preference then any dept that remains to be placed is selected lec no. Select the department having maximum closeness rating. 13 & 14ĪUTOMATED LAYOUT DESIGN PROGRAM (ALDEP)…cont… Procedure Adapted for using ALDEP : Step#01: Input the following ĪUTOMATED LAYOUT DESIGN PROGRAM (ALDEP)…cont… Procedure Adapted for using ALDEP : Step#2: One department is selected randomly & placed in the layout Step#3: In this step, the algorithm uses minimum closeness required b/w departments for the selection of departments to be placed with an earlier placed department. Location & size of any restricted area lec no.Relationship chart showing the closeness rating.Minimum Closeness Preference (MCP) Value.13 & 14ĪUTOMATED LAYOUT DESIGN PROGRAM (ALDEP)…cont… Basic Inputs to ALDEP: It uses basic data on facilities & builds a layout by successively placing the layout using relationship information b/w the departments lec no.ALDEP is basically a construction algorithm, but it can also be used to evaluate two layouts.