Recommend the type of layout

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For each situation listed below, recommend the type of layout, among the four discussed in class and listed below, that would be most suitable for an effective operation. Explain briefly the reason for each choice. Type A Fixed location layout Type B Product layout otherwise known as flow line Type C Product family layout otherwise known as cellular or group layout Type D Process layout otherwise known as functional layout or job shop 2 (a) General Electric (GE) dishwasher manufacturing facility. GE is the second largest manufacturer in the U.S. of this type of appliance. (b) A large business center that serves many different customers in a major city, such as a Kinko’s Center, with fast and slow copy machines, graphic arts equipment, binding machines for report assembly, computers for word processing, etc. (c) A large automobile dealer repair/maintenance facility, with services ranging from minor diagnostics and repairs to engine/transmission work to body repair. (d) An electronics appliance repair shop that handles a wide variety of products, such as televisions, video recorders, stereos, short-wave radios, microwave ovens, burglar alarms, etc.

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