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Question3
Layout – Load distance analysis
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The Los Angeles plant of Computer Products Corporation will soon add a new wing to its present building to manufacture electronic assemblies. The plant’s management is considering two alternative layouts as follows:
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LAYOUTI |
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2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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3 |
7 |
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LAYOUTII |
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2 |
5 |
6 |
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3 |
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1 |
4 |
7 |
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The plant’s electronic assemblies, the trips that batches of electronic assemblies make between departments, and the distances between departments are shown below:
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TRIPS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS |
DISTANCE BETWEEN DEPATMENTS (feet) |
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LAYOUTI |
LAYOUTII |
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1-2 |
24 |
50 |
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1-3 |
24 |
30 |
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1-4 |
38 |
46 |
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2-3 |
44 |
20 |
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2-4 |
30 |
72 |
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3-4 |
44 |
52 |
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4-5 |
50 |
40 |
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5-6 |
50 |
44 |
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5-7 |
50 |
60 |
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6-7 |
40 |
40 |
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Sequence of Processing Assemblies Through Departments
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Electronic Assemblies |
Department Processing Sequence |
Batches of Assemblies to be Produced per year |
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P55 Power Unit |
1-2-3-4-5-6-7 |
1,400 |
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Z4Converter |
1-2-4-5-6-7 |
200 |
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U69 Equalizer |
1-3-4-5-6-7 |
1,200 |
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K5 Audio |
1-3-4-5-7 |
300 |
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T22 Stabilizer |
1-4-5-6-7 |
200 |
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Required:
Use load-distance analysis to determine which layout minimizes the annual distance that batches of assemblies travel through the new wing.[20 marks]
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