1. What is random stocking? What information is necessary for random stocking to work?. Explain the concept of cross-docking ? What is a heuristic? Name several that can be used in assemblyline balancing.
2. Gordon Miller's job shop has four work areas, A, B, C, and D. Distances in feet between centers of the work areas are:
Workpieces moved, in hundreds of workpieces per week, between pairs of work areas, are:
It costs Gordon $1 to move 1 work piece 1 foot. What is the weekly total material handling cost of the layout?