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Please answer the last question and explain. Please be before midnight

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You have just been hired as the director of operations for Reid Chocolates, a purveyor of exceptionally fine candies. Reid Chocolates has two kitchen layouts under consideration for its recipe making and testing department. The strategy is to provide the best kitchen layout possible so that food scientists can devote their time and energy to product improvement, not wasted effort in the kitchen. You have been asked to evaluate these two kitchen layouts and to prepare a recommendation for your boss, Mr. Reid, so that he can proceed to place the contract for building the kitchens. Figure 1. Number of trips between work centers Stove Counter Sink Storage To: Refrigerator From Refrigerator Counter Sink Storage Stove 10 10 13 3 The first kitchen layout is shown in Figure 2 below. The walking distance between the areas is in feet. For example, the distance from area 1 to area 2 is 4 feet, area 1 to area 3 is 8 feet. Figure 2. Kitchen Layout #1 Sink Storage Refrigerator Counter

Explanation / Answer

PART 1:

"load x distance" or "movement cost" is calculated by adding the product of number of trips and the distance between work centers

For layout number one, "load x distance" or "movement cost"

= (Number of trips between Refrigerator and Counter + Number of trips between Counter and Refrigerator)*distance between Refrigerator and Counter

+ (Number of trips between Refrigerator and Sink + Number of trips between Sink and Refrigerator)*distance between Refrigerator and Sink

+ (Number of trips between Refrigerator and Storage + Number of trips between Storage and Refrigerator)*distance between Refrigerator and Storage

+ (Number of trips between Refrigerator and Stove + Number of trips between Stove and Refrigerator)*distance between Refrigerator and Stove

+ (Number of trips between Counter and Sink + Number of trips between Sink and Counter)*distance between Counter and Sink

+ (Number of trips between Counter and Storage + Number of trips between Storage and Counter)*distance between Counter and Storage

+ (Number of trips between Counter and Stove + Number of trips between Stove and Counter)*distance between Counter and Stove

+ (Number of trips between Sink and Storage + Number of trips between Storage and Sink)*distance between Sink and Storage

+ (Number of trips between Sink and Stove + Number of trips between Stove and Sink)*distance between Sink and Stove

+ (Number of trips between Storage and Stove + Number of trips between Stove and Storage)*distance between Storage Sink and Stove

= (10+9)*4+(13+5)*8+(0+3)*12+(0+0)*16+(5+13)*4+(3+0)*8+(10+9)*12+(5+0)*4+(0+4)*8+(7+11)*4

= 704 feet

PART 2:

For layout number one, "load x distance" or "movement cost"  

=(10+9)*7+(13+5)*8+(0+3)*12+(0+0)*14+(5+13)*5+(3+0)*6+(10+9)*7+(5+0)*4+(0+4)*9+(7+11)*6

= 718 feet

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