The Issue
Make It Happen Inc. has been contracted out by The Canadian Gypsum Company (CGC) to redesign the layout of their Surrey production plant. CGC has been informed by an independent engineering firm that the current state of a building on their site is no longer acceptable and must be vacated within 6-9 months. This building is referred to as the "old plant" as it is the original structure on the property. The old plant is one of four warehouses on site and houses CGC's concrete station. This station has two components:
1. The mixers platform
2. The baggers area
The remaining warehouses consist of:
- Finish Goods Plant
- Production Plant
- Shipping Plant
Among the warehouses there are four large tent-like structures that are used to facilitate the raw materials that are required by CGC.
Figure 1 outlines the machinery design for the concrete station. The mixture platform is located directly above the baggers area. The platform is used to insert all the......
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