7. A firm of 10 departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of...

 

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7. A firm of 10 departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments: Department A B C D a. E F G H I J A --- B 7 --- A J C 8 6 --- B I Closeness Rating F D 9 3 NU 2 --- C H E 0 0 12 3 -- D G NOOOG 2 10 0 --- E F G 12 5 2 7 5 0 --- H 3 8 6 0 11 3 4 - I 503 6 8 4 5 4 J 5 11 5 2 1 7 8 893 What is the load-distance score for the current layout? (Assume rectilinear distance and that the distance between adjacent locations (horizontally or vertically) is one unit of distance.) b. Find the best possible layout that minimizes the load-distance score subject to department F staying in its current location. 7. A firm of 10 departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments: Department A B C D a. E F G H I J A --- B 7 --- A J C 8 6 --- B I Closeness Rating F D 9 3 NU 2 --- C H E 0 0 12 3 -- D G NOOOG 2 10 0 --- E F G 12 5 2 7 5 0 --- H 3 8 6 0 11 3 4 - I 503 6 8 4 5 4 J 5 11 5 2 1 7 8 893 What is the load-distance score for the current layout? (Assume rectilinear distance and that the distance between adjacent locations (horizontally or vertically) is one unit of distance.) b. Find the best possible layout that minimizes the load-distance score subject to department F staying in its current location.

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