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The material flow matrix for 10 departments is given below:

Answer the following required and show your solutions.

Required: a. Simplify the from-to-chart b. Show an alternative block plan of the machines c. If we assign a grader for every movement involved and that moving the material if locations in the from-to are adjacent , grade assigned per unit will be 1 and if not an extra 2 per unit moved must be added.

i. Show values (units x the equivalent grade) in the from to chart ii. Redesign the block plan lower than the (i) the current plan.

units A B D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 136 236 0 0 0 192 0 180 0 188 248 172 0 156 0 0 0 0 32 40 0 0 0 168 0 0 156 0 J 0 124 196 120 0 116 0 The machines are currently arranged alphabetically in a 2x5 block layout FROM/TO A B C D E F G H C 12 176 240 140 E 132 216 0 39 108 0 204 104 LL F 16 0 184 0 0 0 G 0 144 " H 220 128 0 0 0 228 112 148 108 I 20 0 28 164 0 0 0 224 0 O 24 0 0 0 160 152 0 200 1