Question: Question 4 (Solve the problems) 5 Points A company wants to evaluate the material handling costs of its current and suggested manufacturing facility layouts that

Question 4 (Solve the problems) 5 Points A

Question 4 (Solve the problems) 5 Points A company wants to evaluate the material handling costs of its current and suggested manufacturing facility layouts that consists of six departments. Each department is 20 x 20 feet and the building is 60 feet long and 40 feet wide. The cost per 1 movement is $1 for adjacent departments and $2 for non-adjacent departments. Current Layout Suggested Layout Area A Area B Area C Area A Area B Area C Assembly Department Painting Department (2) Machine Shop Department (3) Assembly Department (1) Machine Shop Department (3) Painting Department (2) 40 40 Receiving Department Shipping Department (5) Testing Department (6) Receiving Department (4) Shipping Department (5) Testing Department (6) Area D Area F Area D Area F Area E 60 Area E 60 Number of loads per week Painting Machine Receiving (2) Shop (3) (4) Shipping (5) Department Assembly (1) Assembly (1) Testing (6) 70 90 0 0 30 40 50 20 0 Painting (2) Machine Shop (3) 30 0 90 Receiving (4) 40 0 Shipping (5) 0 Testing (6) (a) Calculate the material handling costs for the current manufacturing facility layout. (2 points.) (b) Calculate the material handling costs for the Suggested manufacturing facility layout. (2 points) (c) What layout do you recommend and why? (1 point) (SHOW CALCULATIONS)

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