Four equal-sized (20 20) machines are grouped into a manufacturing cell in a linear layout. The material handling device is a two-way shuttle cart system. The pickup and delivery station(s) for each type of machine are shown in the figure below. The material flow information is given in the table.

a. Determine the machine location that will minimize the loaded travel distance.

b. Calculate the total loaded travel distance (assuming the clearance between each pair of machines is 8).

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A B C D Two-way shuttle cart