Alternative 3 Resource Location Instructions: : Having manually constructed a block diagram and assessed the efficiency of a proposed reorganizatin of resources, it won't take much to convince you there's a better way - probably several Initial Resource Locations Resource Resource Location Pair MS1 A MS1- MS2 MS2 B MS1- MS3 MS3 MS2-MS3 Load Load 27 2 5 0 72 29 Composite Load 29 5 101 Location Distance LxD Pair btwn Pair A-B 50 1450 A-C 30 150 B-C 80 8080 Total Load Distance 9680 MS1 MS2 MS3 A B Resource Pair MS1- MS2 MS1 - MS3 MS2-MS3 Load 27 5 72 Load 2 0 29 Composite Load 29 5 101 Location Distance LXD Pair btwn Pair A-B 50 1450 A-C 30 150 B-C 80 8080 Total Load Distance 9680 By my estimation, there are six possible combinations of resources and locations - one of those being the current layout; Medical Supplies 1, 2 and 3 located at locations A, B, and C, respectively. You tested one alternative (see note ( below) in the formative exercise. Alternative 1 Alternative 4 Resource Location Resource Location Composite Load MS1 MS2 MS3 Resource Pair MS1- MS2 MS1-MS3 MS2-MS3 A B 29 Composite Load 29 5 101 Load Load 27 2 5 0 72 29 Location Distance Pair btwn Pair LXD A-B 50 1450 A-C 30 150 B-C 80 8080 Total Load Distance 9680 MS1 MS2 MS3 Resource Pair MS1- MS2 MS1-MS3 MS2-MS3 A B Load 27 5 72 Load 2 0 29 Let's use some computing power to make quick work of the remaining alternatives. Leave the resources where they are in the first table labeled 'initial resource locations'. All you'll need to do for the other five is reassign resources (MS1, MS2, MS3) to different combinations of locations using the dropdown menu in the location field - everything else is magic. Location Distance LXD Pair btwn Pair A-B 50 1450 A-C 30 150 B-C 80 8080 Total Load Distance 9680 5 101 Alternative 2 Alternative 5 Resource Location ---> Load Resource Location Resource Pair Once you are looking at the completed block diagrams, think you'll see how useful they can be in spotting inefficeint business practices. A Resource Pair MS1 - MS2 MS1 - MS3 MS2-MS3 MS1 MS2 MS3 A Composite Load 29 5 101 Load 2 0 29 27 5 72 Location Distance LXD Pair btwn Pair A-B 50 1450 A-C 30 150 B-C 80 8080 Total Load Distance 9680 MS1 MSZ MS3 Load 27 5 72 Load 2 0 29 MS1- MS2 MS1- MS3 MS2 - MS3 Composite Load 29 5 101 B Location Distance LxD Pair btwn Pair A-B 50 1450 A-C 30 150 B-C 80 8080 Total Load Distance 9680 B Complete the Summary of Assessment box by selecting your answers, save the file, and then sumbit your saved version! Summary of Assessment feet per day The most efficient scenario identified calls for locating Medical Supply 1 at location ? Medical Supply 2 at location ? and Medical Supply 3 at location ? This change would reduce the total load distance by compared to current operational practices