Q$.2$ For the given route sheet data for $10$ products, suggest the optimal positioning of the machines $($MC$1$ to MC$10).$ What is the drawback of this layout? Can a GT Layout be implemented instead? If yes, How? If not, Why?

$6$ Marks

$\backslash$begin$\{$tabular$\}\{|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|$c$|\}$

$\backslash$hline & A & B & C & D & E & F & G & H & I & J $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$1$ & & $1$ & & & $1$ & & $1$ & $1$ & & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$2$ & $1$ & & $1$ & $1$ & & $1$ & & & $1$ & $1\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$3$ & $5$ & & $5$ & & & $4$ & & $4$ & & $3\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$4$ & $3$ & & $3$ & & & $2$ & $3$ & & & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$5$ & & $4$ & & $4$ & & & & & $2$ & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$6$ & $6$ & $6$ & & $6$ & $5$ & $5$ & $5$ & $5$ & $4$ & $4\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$7$ & $2$ & $2$ & & $2$ & & & $2$ & & & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$8$ & $4$ & $5$ & & $5$ & $4$ & $3$ & $4$ & & $3$ & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$9$ & & $3$ & $2$ & $3$ & $2$ & & & $2$ & & $\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline MC$10$ & & & $4$ & & $3$ & & & $3$ & & $2\backslash \backslash$

$\backslash$hline

$\backslash$end$\{$tabular$\}$