/15 marks E F Question 2: You have been asked to design an EFFICIENT departmental layout based on the data that has been collected about material movements in your business. Load Chart Simplified Load Chart B C D E F B C D A 29 7 14 19 25 A B 60 2 26 2 7 B 2 5 12 18 9 X X D 9 47 21 10 8 D X X X E 80 45 23 94 82 E X X X X F 13 9 65 3 8 F X X a) Complete the "Simplified Load Chart" above, and then briefly explain the PURPOSE of that step to the overall product layout process. b) Complete the "Load x Distance" chart (to the right) for the solution given above. Movement Loads Distance Load x Distance YOUR SOLUTION: A-B A-C B A E A-D A-E A-F D F B-C B-D B-E c) Calculate the efficiency of the solution B-F C-D C-E d) Briefly explain why a process layout will never be 100% efficient. C-F D-E D-F E-F TOTAL Movement Loads Distance e) In the space indicated calculate "YOUR SOLUTION", show the layout of the departments, A through F, that you would recommend. Shoot for the highest efficiency! At minimum, better than the given solution! Load x Distance A-B A-C YOUR SOLUTION: A-D A-E A-F B-C B-D B-E B-F C-D f) Calculate the efficiency of your solution C-E C-F D-E D-F E-F TOTAL