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Indu 421: Facilities Design and Material Handling Systems: Problem 1

The document discusses three problems related to optimally locating facilities. The first problem involves finding the optimal location for a new fire station to minimize travel distance for six neighborhoods. The second problem involves finding the optimal location for a new elementary school to minimize student travel distances from five residential areas. The third problem involves determining the optimum location for a new facility given the locations and weights of four existing facilities.

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Indu 421: Facilities Design and Material Handling Systems: Problem 1

The document discusses three problems related to optimally locating facilities. The first problem involves finding the optimal location for a new fire station to minimize travel distance for six neighborhoods. The second problem involves finding the optimal location for a new elementary school to minimize student travel distances from five residential areas. The third problem involves determining the optimum location for a new facility given the locations and weights of four existing facilities.

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INDU 421: FACILITIES DESIGN AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS


PROBLEM 1

• Six housing subdivisions within a city area are targeted for emergency service by a centralized fire sta-
tion. Where should the new fire station be located such that the maximum rectilinear travel distance is
minimized? The centroid locations (in miles) are as follows:

Subdivision x-Coordinate y-Coordinate


A 20 15
B 25 25
C 13 32
D 25 14
E 4 21
F 18 8

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PROBLEM 2

• A new elementary school is needed in a suburban area of Detroit. The location for the current residential
areas and expected number of students from each residential area are shown in the table below.
a. Determine the optimal location for the new elementary school such that the total distance the students
have to travel is minimized.
b. Determine the total distance for the optimal location.
c. After extensive research, the school board has narrowed down its choices to three possible sites. Which
one out of the three possible locations whose coordinates are shown below would you choose?

Residences x-Coordinates y-Coordinate Number of students


A 20 25 600
B 36 18 400
C 62 37 500
D 50 56 300
E 25 0 200

Possible sites for the new elementary school.

Possible Sites x-Coordinate y-Coordinate


1 50 50
2 30 45
3 65 28

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PROBLEM 3

• Let four existing facilities be located at P1 = (0, 10), P2 = (5, 10), P3 = (5, 15), P4 = (10, 5) with w1
= 15, w2 = 20, w3 = 5, w4 = 30. Determine the optimum location for a single new facility when cost is
proportional to rectilinear distance. Construct an iso-cost contour line passing through the point having
coordinates (15,10).

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