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Assignment 1 best for final exam prep (possible
questions with answers) Athabasca University
, MGSC 499 Applied Projects in Management Science - Assignment 1 best for final exam prep (possible questions with
answers) Athabasca University
1. (20 marks)
A manufacturing firm has four production departments: A, B, C, and D. Estimates for the annual material
flows between departments are as follows:
Interdepartmental Flow
(number of loads/year)
Dept. A B C D
A - 300 200 300
B - 500 400
C - 250
D -
The firm is moving to another building consisting of six large, equal-sized areas.
1 2 3
4 5 6
All material will be transported by forklift in standard-sized crates. The transportation costs for a load
are estimated to be $0.10 per metre. The distances between the locations in the new building are as
follows:
Distance (metres)
Location 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - 180 280 130 200 330
2 - 180 200 130 230
3 - 300 230 130
4 - 180 350
5 - 180
6 -
Some of the layout decisions have already been made. The corner of the building where location 1 is
situated lies on a major street intersection. To enhance the firm’s image, management has decided that
location 1 should house the firm’s offices. Location 5 is unError! Hyperlink reference not
valid.available because the boilers and other plant utilities are located there and it would be
prohibitively expensive to move them.
Other considerations further limit the number of possible layouts. Location 3 is the only area with
loading docks and access for large trucks, so Department D, shipping and receiving, must be placed in
location 3. The operations performed in Department C, the stamping department, are extremely noisy
so it must not be placed next to the offices situated in location 1.
a. Show all possible layouts for the factory that satisfy the preceding requirements.
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