Question

A Missouri job shop has four

departmentslong dash—machining

​(M), dipping in a chemical bath​ (D), finishing​ (F), and plating

​(P)long dash—assigned

to four work areas. The operations​ manager, Mary​ Marrs, has gathered the following data for the movement of material.

The number of workpieces moved yearly between work areas​ are:

	M	D	F	P
M	minus−	600600	1 comma 8001,800	400400
D	minus−	minus−	500500	300300
F	minus−	minus−	minus−	1 comma 9001,900
P	minus−	minus−	minus−	minus−

It costs

$ 0.75$0.75

to move 1 workpiece 1 foot in the job shop.  For the layout design of the job​ shop, Mary has the current layout​ (Plan A) and two proposals​ (Plan B and Plan​ C).

​a) LAYOUT PLAN

A​:

Distance between work areas​ (departments) in​ feet:

                                                                     

	M	D	F	P
M	minus−	2222	1313	99
D	minus−	minus−	77	1111
F	minus−	minus−	minus−	55
P	minus−	minus−	minus−	minus−

The yearly total material handling cost of the current layout presented in PLAN A​ =

​$nothing

​(enter your response as a whole​ number)

Answer 1

Solution - moved yearly blo The number of workpieces works areas are f. GOO 1800 HOD 500 300 1900 The distance blw work areas (deeperstment) in feet; MIDI FIP 22 cost of plan A = $0.75(600X22 +1500 X137 40089 +500177 300x1(+1900x5) = $0.75 (13200 + 23400+3600 + 3500+ 33000 9500) =$0.73 (56500) = $42375