a. Switch the locations 5-8 and 6-8. Evaluate the total cost of these two alternatives. Example below shows the change between 4-6.

b. Which layout is better as a result of your calculations?

Transportation costs are $1 to move between adjacent workcenters. Extra $1 for each workcenter in between. Loading dock 160 Workcenter Activity Flow between Workcenters (Number of Moves) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 175 50 0 30 200 20 25 | 0 100 75 90 80 90 17 88 125 99 180 Shipping and receiving Plastic molding and stamping Metal forming 5 0 25 Sewing department 0 180 187 Small toy assembly 374 | 103 Large toy assembly Painting Mechanism assembly 25 20 - 88 99 50 30 180 180 374 175 200 103 90 90 80 Transportation costs are $1 to move between adjacent workcenters. Extra $1 for each workcenter in between. Loading dock 160 Workcenter Activity Flow between Workcenters (Number of Moves) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 175 50 0 30 200 20 25 | 0 100 75 90 80 90 17 88 125 99 180 Shipping and receiving Plastic molding and stamping Metal forming 5 0 25 Sewing department 0 180 187 Small toy assembly 374 | 103 Large toy assembly Painting Mechanism assembly 25 20 - 88 99 50 30 180 180 374 175 200 103 90 90 80