ONLY ANSWER PART B PLEASE Question 2 Rampersad Enterprises, a machine shop, has outgrown their current capacity and as such, they are planning to move to a larger location. The new space will be 60 feet by 40 feet wide. For this new location, the owner would like to have six distinct production areas, all roughly the same size. Mr. Rampersad is keen on ensuring safety protocols are adhered to and intends on having marked pathways throughout the building to facilitate the movement of people and materials. His foreman has completed a month-long study of the number of loads of materials that have moved from one process to another in the current building. The information is contained in the following flow matrix. From\To Materials Welding Drills Lathes Grinders Benders Materials 0 100 50 0 0 50 Welding 25 0 0 50 0 0 Drills 25 0 0 0 50 0 Lathes 0 25 0 0 20 0 Grinders 50 0 100 0 0 0 Benders 10 0 20 0 0 0   a) Given this information, propose a layout for this machine, giving a rationale for your decision.   b) Mr. Rampersad did some further analysis and developed the following matrix to indicate distances between the work areas as shown in the building schematic.  Distance between Work Areas   1 2 3 4 5 6 1   20 40 20 40 60 2     20 40 20 40 3       60 40 20 4         20 40 5           20 6               (i) Does this information affect the layout chosen in part a? Discuss your answer, providing a clear rationale for your response.

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Rampersad Enterprises, a machine shop, has outgrown their current capacity and as such,

they are planning to move to a larger location. The new space will be 60 feet by 40 feet

wide. For this new location, the owner would like to have six distinct production areas, all

roughly the same size. Mr. Rampersad is keen on ensuring safety protocols are adhered to

and intends on having marked pathways throughout the building to facilitate the

movement of people and materials.

His foreman has completed a month-long study of the number of loads of materials that

have moved from one process to another in the current building. The information is

contained in the following flow matrix.

From\To

Materials

Welding

Drills

Lathes

Grinders

Benders

Materials

0

100

50

0

0

50

Welding

25

0

0

50

0

0

Drills

25

0

0

0

50

0

Lathes

0

25

0

0

20

0

Grinders

50

0

100

0

0

0

Benders

10

0

20

0

0

0

 

a) Given this information, propose a layout for this machine, giving a rationale for your decision.

 

b) Mr. Rampersad did some further analysis and developed the following matrix to indicate

distances between the work areas as shown in the building schematic.

 Distance between Work Areas

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

 

20

40

20

40

60

2

 

 

20

40

20

40

3

 

 

 

60

40

20

4

 

 

 

 

20

40

5

 

 

 

 

 

20

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Does this information affect the layout chosen in part a? Discuss your answer, providing a clear rationale for your response.

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