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 recipe 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 Stove Sink Storage Counter To: Refrigerator From: Refrigerator Counter Sink Storage Stove 13 4 4 13 7 7

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In order to find the cumulative load x distance, we need to calculate as follows -

For layout number one, the cumulative "Load x Distance" or "Movement costs" = 692 feet

Department No.of trips Distance Weighted Distance 1,2 10 4 40 1,3 13 8 104 2,1 5 4 20 2,3 5 4 20 2,4 4 8 32 2,5 9 12 108 3,1 4 8 32 3,2 13 4 52 3,4 5 4 20 4,1 5 12 60 4,5 7 4 28 5,2 7 12 84 5,3 6 8 48 5,4 11 4 44 Total 692

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