-
+1 - 312-224-1615
Get in touch with us
-
support@helpwithassignment.com
Send us an e-mail
Solution Library
Design For Warehouse Auto Retrieval System
Question
The Warehouse Company supplies spare parts for its two plants, Plant A and Plant B. Plant A and Plant B do not have any significant storage space. Hence you want carry minimum possible inventory at the plants A, B.
The warehouse W stocks two types of spare parts, part #A for the Plant A and part #B for the Plant B. The Warehouse Company uses a state of the art automated retrieval system (ARS) to retrieve parts from storage in the warehouse.
Part # A: The retrieval system takes 1 minute/unit to retrieve and send the part to the loading dock.
Part # B: The retrieval system takes 1 minute/unit to retrieve and send the part to the loading dock.
Whenever the retrieval system has to switch from part #A to part #B, there is a “dead loss”
of 30 minutes.
Whenever the retrieval system has to switch from part #B to part #A, there is a “dead loss”
of 30 minutes.
The demand for A at the Plant A is deterministic and is 15 units /hr. or 360 units/day.
The demand for B at the Plant B is deterministic and is 15 units /hr. or 360 units /day.
Assume that a Day = 24hrs. Thus, Plant A, Plant B, and the Warehouse Company are all open around the clock.
Plant A and Plant B and the Warehouse Company are all located in Houston, and hence the transportation time from the loading dock of the Warehouse Company to the plants is negligible.
The goal is to use the ARS efficiently so as to keep the plants busy as much as possible.
Design a scheme to use the ARS efficiently. Specifically,
a. How many units of part A will be retrieved and shipped before you switch to part B?
b. How many units of part B will be retrieved and shipped before you switch to part A?
Summary
The question belongs to Operations Management and it discusses about the dead loss occurring in the automated retrieval system while switching between Plant A and Plant B. The number of units retrieved for plant A and switching to plant B have been answered in the solution.
Total Word Count 326
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
I was absolutely lost when I had to write the assignment on how to calculate the energy of singlet diradicals. I needed the assignment to not only mention the method of calculating but also explain the procedure with the help of relevant examples. At HwA this is exactly what I received when I submitted the request for my chemical equilibrium assignment question. I was so impressed with the work that I signed up for their package for the whole semester.
Alexis Callan Student
The opportunity to talk to your online network security tutor anytime during the day is a great help. It is extremely helpful when you want to clarify any point in your assignment. The tutors are extremely professional and they have great knowledge on practically any topic under the sun in IT security. Would definitely recommend to all.
Bernard Young Student
I was on the verge of failing my course when i found these guys. The tutors are excellent. They helped me improve my grade and pass the course with flying colors.
John Pizzuro Student
I had no clue about my Galvanic Cell assignment till I chatted with one of the chemistry experts of HwA. The expert made the concepts crystal clear to me and helped me with the assignment. I got good grades and recommended this site to my friend.
Ricky May Student
I had spent a lot on another online assignment service provider but their quality of work left a lot to be desired and most of the time I was having to redo the whole thing on my own. So I was ending up paying a bomb without getting any results. That is when my friend told me about the great quality and affordable prices of HwA. Once I gave it a try I knew I had hit gold! My grades improved a lot and I have also got a clearer understanding of the concepts of factor markets.
Ahmed Shah Student
Comments
this is a very good website
I have 50 questions for the same test your page is showing only 28
hi can you please help or guide me to answer my assignments. thanks
hi can anyone help or guide me to my assignments. thanks
This solution is perfect ...thanks
Hello Allison,I love the 2nd image that you did! I also, had never heard of SumoPaint, is something that I will have to exolpre a bit! I understand completely the 52 (or so) youtube videos that you probably watched. Sometimes they have what you want, sometimes they don't! However, it is always satisfying when you are able to produce something that you have taught yourself. Great job!Debra 0 likes
Perfect bank of solution.
great !
thanks for the quick response. the solution looks good. :)
thnx for the answer. it was perfect. just the way i wanted it.
works fine.