A Missouri job shop has four departments-machining (M), dipping in a chemical ba
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Question
A Missouri job shop has four departments-machining (M), dipping in a chemical bath (D), finishing (F), and plating (P)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: 1 600 1,900 400 D-- 400 200 - 1,800 It costs $1.00 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)Explanation / Answer
Cost incurred by PLAN A = $1.00 x 55100 = $55,100
Distance Movement Distance x Movement M&D 22 600 13200 M&F 13 1900 24700 M&P 9 400 3600 D&F 6 400 2400 D&P 11 200 2200 F&P 5 1800 9000 Totals 55100