EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 6, Problem 15P
Summary Introduction
To determine: The new placement of departments that will minimize the total transportation costs.
Introduction:
Product layouts:
Product layout is a production system where the equipment and workstations are placed along the production and assembly lines. A conveyor is used to move the production units along the line. Product layouts have specialized labor to perform specific functions with the help of equipment (programmed to do a specific tasks in a repetitive manner). The layout is mostly based on the processing sequence.
Process layouts:
Process layout is a production system where the equipment is placed in a system based on their functions. The production line is planned to eliminate wastes. In certain process layouts, the machineries and work settings are not arranged as per the standardized production sequence. However, there would be an assembly having similar machineries and operational activities depending on the requirement. For example, paint department.
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Figure 1. Parts Moved Between Work Centers
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Based on the flows shown in the matrix, one should expect that the centers A and
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a) For the existing layout, the cumulative "load x distance" or "movement cost" = 89250 feet (enter your response as a whole number).
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5 departments are to be assigned to locations B-F in the grid. (For technical reasons, department 6 must
be assigned to location A). Transportation cost is Rs.3 per foot. Information on interdepartmental work
flows and distances between locations is shown in the following tables.
Develop a suitable layout that minimizes transportation costs using the given information. Compute the
total cost. Assume the reverse distances are the same.
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70
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Distance between Locations (Feet)
To
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4
115
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54
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40
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3
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