Question

Project description: Your group has been approached by YESD Department to pack and move the offices of six YESD faculty/staff currently located in 3^rd floor (Brand Hall) to the 4^th floor (Brand Hall). Details of the project are as follows:

1. Items include books, computers, printers and other miscellaneous items. Note that furniture i.e. desks, cabinets, bookshelves etc. do not have to be moved.
2. Exact number of boxes of material to be packed/moved is ten per office. Number of boxes available is unlimited.
3. Only one dolly (maximum capacity 10 boxes) is available.
4. Offices are available (unoccupied) in the 4^th floor.

Activities and estimated times are as follows:

Packing boxes - 6 minutes per box

Loading boxes - 1 minute per box

Moving dolly from old office to new office - 15 minutes

Moving dolly back for next trip - 15 minutes

Unloading boxes - 1 minute per box

NOTE:

1. Unpacking boxes is not part of the project.
2. List all assumptions you make for this assignment.

1a) Strategy 1: Hire 2 persons --- person #1 is (exclusively) responsible for packing while person #2 is (exclusively) responsible for loading/unloading boxes and moving dolly. Assume labor cost of $10 per hour. Compute cost estimate for the project.

1b) Strategy 2: Hire 3 persons --- person #1 and person #2 are (exclusively) responsible for packing boxes while person #3 is (exclusively) responsible for loading/unloading boxes and moving dolly. Assume labor cost of $10 per hour. Compute cost estimate for the project.

1c) If the number of boxes in an office is variable between 8 and 12 (i.e. minimum number of boxes in an office could be 8 and maximum number of boxes could be 12). If you use choose to use Strategy 1 and labor cost is $10 per hour, what is the cost estimate for the project?

Answer 1

No of hrs. required in the project Strategy 1a and 1b No. of boxes No. of staff Total Boxes to be moved(10*6)= Dolly (10 boxes per dolly) Dolly return Strategy 1c Assume the boxes are 8 No. of staff Total Boxes to be moved(10*6)= Dolly (8 boxes per dolly) Dolly return Strategy 1c Assume the boxes are 12 No. of staff Total Boxes to be moved(10*6)= Dolly (10 boxes per dolly) Dolly return Time in minutes Time in minutes Particular in case of unlimited boxes Packing per box Total time taken for packing Particular in case of unlimited boxes Packing per box Total time taken for packing Particular in case of unlimited boxe Time in minutes Packing per box Total time taken for packing 360 Loading Boxes Total time taken for loading Loading Boxes Total time taken for loading Loading Boxes Total time taken for loading Moving Dolly Total time taken for moving dolly Moving Dolly Total time taken for moving dolly Moving Dolly Total time taken for moving dolly Moving Dolly back for next trip Total time taken for moving dolly (Strips Moving Dolly back for next trip Total time taken for moving dolly (Strip Moving Dolly back for next trip Total time taken for moving dolly ( 105 No of hrs. required in the project= (360+60+120+105)min./60min 1c No of hrs. required in the project= (360+60+90+75)min./60min 1a and 1b 9.75 Labour cost/hour Cost of the project in case of both the 97.5 10 Labour cost/hour Cost of the project in case of both the No of hrs. required in the project= (360+60+120+105)min./60min 1c Labour cost/hour Cost of the project in case of both 10.75 10 107.5 9.75 10 97.5 Note: The cost would be more if no. of boxes available are less than 10 boxes Note: The cost would be less if no. of boxes available are more than 10 boxes