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Supermarket x is a retail shop that sells various types of products ranging from home necessities, kitchen necessities, food and drinks. The importance of layout in retail is needed to make it easier for consumers to reach the goods they need. Supermarket x has a less effective layout, especially in arranging display shelves. This research aims to make recommendations for layout, especially new display shelves that are more efficient so that consumers can easily reach the items they want to buy. This research uses the Activity Relationship Chart (ARC) and Total Closeness Rating (TCR) analysis methods. The results of the research show that there is a change in the placement of goods on display shelves, after using ARC and TCR, the placement of goods on display shelves is arranged based on the closeness grouping of goods types, shelves 4 and 5 have a value of A (absolute) so the shelves must be close together, while shelf 2 with shelves 4, 5, 6, and 7 have undesirable adjacent X (prohibited) values. Shelf 5 which contains snacks has a high ARC value of 121, so shelf 5 will be allocated first, because snacks are most often sought after by consumers.

Groovy Space Coffee and Kitchen is a coffee shop located in the Bogor City area that serves several types of drinks such as coffee and tea and several foods, both snacks and heavy meals. This research aims to optimize the layout of the sitting room at Groovy Space Coffee and Kitchen using the Activity Relationship Chart (ARC) method based on the results of the Total Cleseness Rating (TCR) calculation. The ARC method is used to determine optimal seating space layout arrangements by considering the shape of the room and the available area. Meanwhile, the TCR method is used to overcome potential conflicts in the use of seating space, such as the density of visitors at certain times. The application of these two methods is expected to produce a seating space layout that is efficient, comfortable, and able to better accommodate the number of visitors. The results of this research show that the new layout is more effective and efficient compared to the previous layout with the results showing that the new layout includes additional seating in the outdoor area and also a change in concept from outdoor to semi-outdoor.

Peanuts are a typical snack from the city of Bagansiapiapi, the basic ingredient of which is made from peanuts. The aim of this research is to carry out an in-depth analysis of the role of peanuts as a method used in an effort to create the best results in order to get quality improvement, for this research the author using research methods (qualitative methods). This research involves a survey of industrial practitioners who apply the hitting nut technique in the context of improving product quality. The research results show that hitting nuts has become a significant approach in quality improvement strategies. The author wants this research to provide in-depth insight into the potential of peanuts as a strategic tool to achieve quality improvement goals. The practical implications of this research may be useful for organizations to better understand the dynamics of hitting nuts and design more effective strategies in improving product quality. Not only that, the author wants to make an important contribution to the quality management literature and provide a basis for further research in the development of innovative quality strategies.