Arrange five departments in a factory to minimize the material handling costs. Each department is 20 × 20 feet and the building is 100 feet long and 200 feet wide.
- Construct a "from-to matrix"
- Determine the space requirements
- Develop an initial schematic diagram
- Determine the cost of this layout
- Try to improve the layout
- Prepare a detailed plan
The following table shows the load transported between each of the five departments
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LOAD SUMMARY CHART
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DEPARTMENT
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DEPT
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1
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100
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50
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2
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200
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50
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3
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60
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40
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50
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4
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100
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5
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50
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60
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Additional information
The problem belongs to Mathematics and it explain about preparing From-To-Matrix and determining space requirements and preparing initial schematic diagram.