You have just been hired as the director of operations for Reid Chocolates, a pu
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You have just been hired as the director of operations for Reid Chocolates, a purveyor of exceptionally fine candies. Reid Chocolates has two kitchen layouts under consideration for its rcipe making and testing department. The strategy is to provide the best kitchen layout possible so that food scientists can devote their time and energy to product improvement, not wasted effort in the kitchen. You have been asked to evaluate these two kitchen layouts and to prepare a recommendation for your boss, Mr. Reid, so that he can proceed to place the contract for building the kitchens. Figure 1. Number of trips between work centers To: Refrigerator Counter Sink Storage Stove Refrigerator Counter Sink Storage Stove 15 14 12 The first kitchen layout is shown in Figure 2 below. The walking distance between the areas is in feet For example, the distance from area 1 to area 2 is 4 feet, area 1 to area 3 is 8 feet. Figure 2. Kitchen Layout #1 Refrigerator Counter Sink Storage Stove For layout number one, the cumulative "loadx distance" or "movement cost736 feet (enter your response as a whole number). The second kitchen layout is shown in Figure 3 below. The walking distance between the areas is in feet. For example, the distance from area 1 to area 2 is 7 feet, area 1 to area 5 is 14 feet.Explanation / Answer
for layout 1 the movement cost (load*distance) = 736 feet (given in question)
for layout 2 the distance table is as follows:
Refrigerator
Counter
Sink
Storage
Stove
Refrigerator
-
7
8
12
14
Counter
7
-
5
6
7
Sink
8
5
-
4
9
Storage
12
6
4
-
6
Stove
14
7
9
6
-
the table for no of trips is given in the question. to find the total movement cost we multiply the trips to their respective distances as follows:
Refrigerator
Counter
Sink
Storage
Stove
Refrigerator
-
7*10 = 70
8*15 = 120
12*0 = 0
14*0 = 0
Counter
7*9 = 63
-
5*4 = 20
6*3 = 18
7*8 = 56
Sink
8*5 = 40
5*14 = 70
-
4*6 = 24
9*0 = 0
Storage
12*5 = 60
6*0 = 0
4*0 = 0
-
6*7 = 42
Stove
14*0 = 0
7*9 = 63
9*5 = 45
6*12 = 72
-
Total
163
203
185
114
98
thus, total movement cost = 163+203+185+114+98 = 763 feet
on comparision we find that layout 1 costs less than layout 2 (763-736=27 feet) thus, layout 1 is recommended.
Refrigerator
Counter
Sink
Storage
Stove
Refrigerator
-
7
8
12
14
Counter
7
-
5
6
7
Sink
8
5
-
4
9
Storage
12
6
4
-
6
Stove
14
7
9
6
-
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