An existing warehouse will be used for the storage of six product families. The warehouse consists of storage bays of size 20 20. Dock 1 has been designated as the receiving dock, while dock 2 is used as the shipping dock. The area requirement and monthly load rate for each product family are shown in the following table:

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Product Family Area (ft) Load Rate 12 2,400 600 2 3,200 400 3 2,000 800 45 2,800 400 4,000 400 6 1,600 800 a. Formulate the problem using the model discussed in Section 10.3. b. Determine the layout that will minimize the total expected travel distance. Dock 1 20 -20 ft Dock 2