You are called in as a consultant for a firm that produces sporting goods. The manager wants you to arrange the plant to minimize transportation. The number of trips between departments and the cost per unit of distance for the typical load are given in the table below. Develop the nearness priorities for the departments.

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Movement EXPECTED NUMBER COST PER UNIT FROM TO OF TRIPS OF DISTANCE A B 200 $0.10 A C 300 0.10 A D 200 0.10 A E 150 0.10 B A 100 0.18 B C 80 0.18 B D 60 0.18 B E 90 0.18 C A 100 0.11 C B 25 0.11 C D 80 0.11 C E 150 0.11 D A 50 0.12 D B 75 0.12 D C 300 0.12 D E 100 0.12 E A 200 0.16 BER B 50 0.16 C 90 0.16 D 100 0.16