HOMEWORK QUESTIONS – CHAPTER 5

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Submit your work as one PDF file
 Save your file name as: WEM-HW-C5-NguyenHuaQuynhGiang -IELSIU20294
Example: WEM-HW-C5-NguyenVanAn-IELSIU20000

Question 1:
Consider the warehouse given below:

 Storage bays are of size 30' x 30'.

 Docks P1 and P2 are for truck delivery; docks P3 and P4 are for rail delivery.
 Dedicated storage is used.
 70% of all item movement in and out of storage is from/to either P1 or P2, with each dock
equally likely to be used. 30% of all item movement in and out of storage is equally divided
between docks P3 and P4.
 Four products, A, B, C and D, are to be stored in the warehouse with only one type of
product stored in a given storage bay. Product A requires 1,800 ft2 of storage space and
enters and leaves storage at a rate of 150 loads per month; product B requires 4,500 ft2 of
storage space and enters and leaves storage at a rate of 450 loads per month; product C
requires 1,800 ft2 of storage space and enters and leaves storage at a rate of 200 loads per
month; product D requires 6,300 ft2 of storage space and enters and leaves storage at a rate
of 800 loads per month.
 Rectilinear travel is used and is measured from the centroids of storage bays.

Design a warehouse layout with four docks.

NOTE:

 The answer must follow the three steps on the lecturer’s slide (page 11).
 In step 2, students are required to provide detailed calculation for f k with k = 3, 7, 10.
o For example, for k=3, you need to provide DETAILED FORMULA and CALCULATION
for d 1,3 , d 2,3 , d 3,3 , d 4,3 and then f 3. The procedure is similar for f k with k=7, 10.
o The remaining f k results can be shown in a table. Note that the calculation results
for the remaining d ik are NOT required in your answer.

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Question 2:
Find the shortest route of the following warehouses using S-shape, Largest gap and Combined
heuristics.

NOTE:

 For this question, students are required to DRAW BY HAND using MS Word, MS Paint, or
other similar drawing applications. For more instruction, you can visit this website:
https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/how-to-draw-in-word/
 Each image will only represent ONE heuristic. Therefore, the answer for this question will
include 6 images (3 images for Part a, and 3 images for Part b). Please remember to specify
the type of heuristic used for each image.
 Your work should be neat, precise, and easy to understand.

a.

b.

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