Question 2. A machine shop is planning to move to a bigger location. The new building is 60 metres long by 40 metres wide. The new layout will comprise of 6 work areas with marked pathways, with distances as shown below. 5 The material flow between work areas is: 1 2 0 3 4 5 6 Distance between Work Areas 3 40 20 TO FROM MATERIALS WELDING DRILLS LATHES GRINDERS BENDERS Materials 0 100 50 0 0 50 25 0 0 50 0 0 Welding Drills 25 0 0 0 50 0 25 0 0 20 0 Lathes 0 Grinders 50 0 100 0 0 0 Benders 10 20 0 0 0 Determine an efficient layout for the new location. 1 2 20 20 40 60 5 40 20 40 20 60 40 20 40 20

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A machine shop is planning to move to a bigger location. The new building is 60 metres long by 40 metres wide. The new layout will comprise of 6 work areas with marked pathways, with distances as shown below:
5
50
10
0
0
The material flow between work areas is:
TO
FROM MATERIALS WELDING DRILLS LATHES GRINDERS BENDERS
Materials
0
100
50
0
0
50
25
0
0
0
Welding
Drills
25
0
0
Lathes
0
25
0
Grinders
0
Benders
0
100
20
50
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
50
20
0
0
Distance between Work Areas
4
20
40
60
Determine an efficient layout for the new location.
1
0
0
2
20
3
40
20
5
40
20
40
20
6
60
40
20
40
20
Transcribed Image Text:Question 2: A machine shop is planning to move to a bigger location. The new building is 60 metres long by 40 metres wide. The new layout will comprise of 6 work areas with marked pathways, with distances as shown below: 5 50 10 0 0 The material flow between work areas is: TO FROM MATERIALS WELDING DRILLS LATHES GRINDERS BENDERS Materials 0 100 50 0 0 50 25 0 0 0 Welding Drills 25 0 0 Lathes 0 25 0 Grinders 0 Benders 0 100 20 50 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 50 20 0 0 Distance between Work Areas 4 20 40 60 Determine an efficient layout for the new location. 1 0 0 2 20 3 40 20 5 40 20 40 20 6 60 40 20 40 20
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