Mason Machine Tools is reevaluating its facility layout. The current layout is shown in Figure 10-13 and the from€“to matrix is in Table 10-11. Mason has to leave department C in its current location because relocation costs are too high. It is considering exchanging departments B and D. Evaluate the proposal by computing the ld score for bothlayouts.

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FIGURE 10-13 Current layout for Mason Machine Tools Table 10-11 From-To Matrix for Mason Machine Tools Trips between Departments A C 20 Department E F 30 10 10 20 5 5 17