This is the challenge question. Data and initial layout is given in worksheets. You can provide the final solution.

This is the challenge question. Data and initial layout is given in worksheets. You can provide the final solution.

1. Shipping and Receiving department can also move. 2. Shape of the departments can change. Also, changes in the area are allowed However, there is a limitation to that i.e. any department can inflate or squeeze up to 6 cell.

3. Dummy Department can also move.

Layout Data Problem Name: Production1 Number Depts.: 7 Fixed Points: 0 Dimension: m Facility Information Scale-m/unit Length-m Width-m Area-sq.m 20 200 360 72000 Cells 10 18 180 Department Information Name F/V Dept. 1 A: Receivin V Dept. 2 B: Milling v Dept. 3C: Press V Dept. 4 D: Screw V Dept. 5 E: Assembl v Dept. 6 F: Plating V Dept. 7 G: Shipping V Area Cells 12000 30 8000 20 6000 15 12000 30 8000 20 12000 30 12000 30 Flow Matrix TO FROM: Receiving: Millin: Pres): Scre Assem: Platin Shipping A: Receiving 0 0 45 15 25 10 50 B: Milling 0 0 01 0 30 25 15 C: Press 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 D: Screw 0 20 01 0 0 35 0 E: Assembly 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 35 F: Plating 0 5 0 0 25 0 65 G: Shipping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UBE 5 OO Cost Matrix TO FROM 4: Receiving: Millin: Pres): Scre Assem: Platin Shipping A: Receiving 0 0 1 1 1 11 1 0 B: Milling 0 01 0 0 11 1 1 0 C: Press 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 D: Screw 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 E: Assembly 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 F: Plating 0 1 0 1 0 1 G: Shipping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Facility Layout Problem Name: Production1 Number Depts. 7 Length(cells): 10 Width(cells): 18 Area (cells): 180 Cost: 2834 Method: Traditional Layout: Blank Fill Departments: Yes Measure: Rectilinear Number Aisles: 18 Dept. Width: 1 Color 1 2 Department A: Receiving B: Milling rea-requirerea-define x-centroid y-centroid Sequence 30 30 5 1.5 1 1 1 1 1 2 20 20 6.6999998 4.5500002 2 2 1 1 C: Press 15 15 1.9 5.0999999 3 3 1 1 3 4 30 30 4.69999988.1999998 4 43 3 5 20 20 12.2 7.6999998 5 5 3 3 D: Screw E: Assembly F: Plating G: Shipping 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 22 2 2 2 2 2 26 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 22 2 22 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ol ol o o o 5 5 6 6 6 6 30 30 14.8 6.0999999 6 63 S 30 30 14.2 1.9 7 73 3 8 4 4 4 94 4 10 4 4