Six processes are to be laid out in six areas along a long corridor at Rita Gibs

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Six processes are to be laid out in six areas along a long corridor at Rita Gibson Accounting Services in Daytona Beach. The distance between adjacent work centers is 40 feet. The number of trips between work centers is given in the following? table:

a) Based on the given flows between? processes, one should ensure that the processes B and _____ (A through F) are in adjacent rooms as they have the highest number of moves between each other.

Based on the given flows between? processes, one should ensure that the processes A and _____ (A through F) are in adjacent rooms as they have the highest number of moves between each other

Based on the given flows between? processes, one should ensure that the processes D and _____ (A through F) are in adjacent rooms as they have the highest number of moves between each other.

The goal is to assign the processes to the work areas in a way that minimizes the total? flow, using a method that places processes with highest flow adjacent to each other. Work stations for processes? C, D, and E have been already determined. Using the? "highest flow adjacent to each? other" rule, work station 5 should? have:

Figure 1. Interstation Activity Mix Trips between processes To: From: -18 2475 1255 98 23 31 47 40 2220 -18 58 52

Explanation / Answer

(a)

B and C should be adjacent (max flow 98)

A and D should be adjacent (max flow 75)

D and F should be adjacent (max flow 58)

Highest flow adjacent to each other rule:

(b)

Alternate layout

A D F E B C

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