Table 11.1
Four departments are located in adjacent bays in the same loading dock.The distance between adjacent bays is 30 feet,the distance between bays separated by another (Alpha and Charlie,Bravo and Delta)is 60 feet,and the distance between Alpha and Delta is 90 feet.Material flows (loads)between departments are shown in the Table below.

-Use the information from Table 11.1.Calculate the total load distance for this layout.

Question

Table 11.1
Four departments are located in adjacent bays in the same loading dock.The distance between adjacent bays is 30 feet,the distance between bays separated by another (Alpha and Charlie,Bravo and Delta)is 60 feet,and the distance between Alpha and Delta is 90 feet.Material flows (loads)between departments are shown in the Table below.
 
-Use the information from Table 11.1.Calculate the total load distance for this layout.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the total load distance, we need to add up the product of the distance between departments and the load volume for each path.

For path AB: 
Distance = 30ft 
Load volume = 250 
Load distance = 30ft x 250 = 7500

For path AC: 
Distance = 60ft 
Load volume = 200 
Load distance = 60ft x 200 = 12000

For path AD: 
Distance = 90ft 
Load volume = 150 
Load distance = 90ft x 150 = 13500

For path BC: 
Distance = 60ft 
Load volume = 300 
Load distance = 60ft x 300 = 18000

For path BD: 
Distance = 30ft 
Load volume = 200 
Load distance = 30ft x 200 = 6000

For path CD: 
Distance = 30ft 
Load volume = 350 
Load distance = 30ft x 350 = 10500

Total load distance = 7500 + 12000 + 13500 + 18000 + 6000 + 10500 = 92400

Therefore, the correct answer is (C) 9240.

Table 11.1 Four Departments Are Located in Adjacent Bays in the Same