Three classes of products (A, B, and C) are to be stored in the warehouse depicted in the figure below. Product storage requirements are 15 bays for A, 5 bays for B, and 16 bays for C. Fifty percent of the shipment has to go through dock 1, and the other shipments are evenly distributed between docks 2 and 3. All products require the same number of trips from/to storage (dock) per day.

a. Formulate the problem using the model described in Section 10.3.

b. Recommend a layout that maximizes throughput.

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Dock 1 Dock 3 Dock 2 15 ft x 15ft