(Signature) Question 2 (40 Points) ABC Co. has rented given in a matrix labeled
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(Signature) Question 2 (40 Points) ABC Co. has rented given in a matrix labeled "Building Distances Matrix" ABC Co. h work centers are given in a separate Any work center can go in any building. The cost of each trip is $4.00 a campus with six buildings called 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The distances among them are as six work centers (WC) that it wants to locate in these buildings. The workflow among these matrix labeled as "Workflow Matrix" Building Distances Matrix (in meters) Buildin 15 25 40 15 10 10 10 35 Workflow Matrix (estimated in number of trips per day) WCA 15 20 160 10 3010130 30 60 40 0 20 70 10 0 30 20 Ms. Smith, a facilities designer, has come up with a layout that assigns work centers to buildings in the following manner: A-3, B-1, C-6, D-2, E-4, and F-5. Answer the following related to this layout problem: What is the cost of Ms. Smith's design? a) b) c) Can you improve on Ms. Smith's design? Make your attempt by running at least three design iterations. Sketch your final improved design.Explanation / Answer
The cost is based on number of trips. Cost per trip is $4.
a) The total number of trips = 15+20+30+20+50+160+10+50+30+30+30+60+20+70+40+10+60+30+20+50 = 805
Therefore Cost of Smith's design = 805*4= $3220
b) Since the cost is dependent on number of trips alone and has nothing to do with the distance, it doesn't matter, which building has which work station. Therefore no improvement can be made to smith's design.
c) All designs are same since distance doesn't influence cost.
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