Question: Q . 2 . In chart above, you are given the routing sheet for three types of widgets manufactured by Weedjets Manufacturing International. ( a

Q.2. In chart above, you are given the routing sheet for three types of widgets manufactured by Weedjets Manufacturing International.
(a) Make a list of the product types and their codes.
(b) Make a list of the equipment types and their codes.
(c) Assign a numeric code for each widget type-1,2,3. Assign an alphabetic code for each equipment type-A, B, C, etc.
(d) Assume there are two units of machine type 01204 and that 30% of all part types that require machine type 01204 are processed on the first copy and the
remaining 70% on the other. Determine the new frequency of trips matrix.
(e) Weedjets Manufacturing International has currently arranged the five equipment types. Coordinates of the five machines A, B, C, D, and
E are (10,7.5),(20,20),(60,12.5),(35,7.5), and (5,20), respectively. Determine the dimensions of each equipment type.
(f) Using a spreadsheet software, determine the following distance measures for each equipment pair:
(i) Euclidean
(ii) Squared Euclidean
(iii) Rectilinear
(iv) Tchebychev
(g) Using the distances calculated and frequency of trips between matrix, determine the sum of flow times distance for the equipment pairs
for each distance metric.
 Q.2. In chart above, you are given the routing sheet for

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