In: Mechanical Engineering
▶A machine shop, consisting of 6 distinct production areas is
planning to
redesign its layout. The building is 90 feet long and 40 feet wide,
with all
production areas of equal size. The material handling equipment
being
used can only move clockwise on marked pathways, with
loading/
unloading possible only at the centre of the production area. The
pathways
have only been marked horizontally and vertically and no
diagonal
movement of the loads between departments is possible.
Management
has estimated that the cost of moving a single load in the facility
is $1 for
every 10 feet. Flow matrix between different departments over the
last
month and current layout are given.
▶ Design two layouts aimed at reducing the total material handling
cost.
Calculate the material handling cost for both the layouts. Submit
snapshots
of the work as a single file in google classroom