A warehouse layout is to be designed, given that Storage bays are of size 15 m...

   

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A warehouse layout is to be designed, given that Storage bays are of size 15 m X 10 m each. Docks P 1 is for truck delivery docks P2, P 3 and P4 are for rail delivery Dedicated storage is used. Thirty percent of all item movement in and out of storage is from/to P1. Seventy percent of all item movement in and out of storage is equally divided between docks P2, P 3, and P4, Six types of wood namely Oak, Cedar, Pine, Maple, and Mahogany are to be stored in the warehouse with only one type of product stored in each storage bay. Storage space per product is given in Table 2. Loads of products entered or received per year are given in Table 3. The expected distance traveled between storage locations and docks is given in Table 4. Rectilinear travel is used and is measured between the centroids of storage bays. Product Oak Cedar Pine Maple Mahogany Product Oak Cedar Pine Storage space m² 2100 Table 3: Storage rate of product per year. Maple Mahogany 600 900 1200 2700 loads received/entered. in per month 550 850 900 450 750 Table 4: Expected distance traveled between storage locations and docks 43 54 16 35 49 67 57 70 DAK Cedar Pine Maple Mahogany 14 24 74 8 56 87 5 12 75 57 64 34 77 9 41 72 62 13 24 45 6 29 31 39 50 65 24 58 60 23 61 56 14 Use the following colour code for the placement of your facility. 3 5 64 15 78 43 31 10 20 30 70 63 22 85 A warehouse layout is to be designed, given that Storage bays are of size 15 m X 10 m each. Docks P 1 is for truck delivery docks P2, P 3 and P4 are for rail delivery Dedicated storage is used. Thirty percent of all item movement in and out of storage is from/to P1. Seventy percent of all item movement in and out of storage is equally divided between docks P2, P 3, and P4, Six types of wood namely Oak, Cedar, Pine, Maple, and Mahogany are to be stored in the warehouse with only one type of product stored in each storage bay. Storage space per product is given in Table 2. Loads of products entered or received per year are given in Table 3. The expected distance traveled between storage locations and docks is given in Table 4. Rectilinear travel is used and is measured between the centroids of storage bays. Product Oak Cedar Pine Maple Mahogany Product Oak Cedar Pine Storage space m² 2100 Table 3: Storage rate of product per year. Maple Mahogany 600 900 1200 2700 loads received/entered. in per month 550 850 900 450 750 Table 4: Expected distance traveled between storage locations and docks 43 54 16 35 49 67 57 70 DAK Cedar Pine Maple Mahogany 14 24 74 8 56 87 5 12 75 57 64 34 77 9 41 72 62 13 24 45 6 29 31 39 50 65 24 58 60 23 61 56 14 Use the following colour code for the placement of your facility. 3 5 64 15 78 43 31 10 20 30 70 63 22 85

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