Closeness Matrix Trips Between Departments A B C D E F Department A 28 103 188...

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Closeness Matrix Trips Between Departments A B C D E F Department A 28 103 188 Department B 118 Department C 128 128 Department D 28 Department E 108 Richard Garber is the head designer for Matthews and Novak Design Company. Garber has been called in to design the layout for a newly constructed office building. From statistical samplings over the past three months, Garber developed the following closeness matrix for daily trips between the department's offices. Department a. If other factors are equal, which two offices should be located closest together? A. Offices A and F should be located the closest together. B. Offices C and F should be located the closest together. C. Offices C and E should be located the closest together. D. Offices E and F should be located the closest together. Department F 0 Closeness Matrix Trips Between Departments A B C D E F Department A 28 103 188 Department B 118 Department C 128 128 Department D 28 Department E 108 Richard Garber is the head designer for Matthews and Novak Design Company. Garber has been called in to design the layout for a newly constructed office building. From statistical samplings over the past three months, Garber developed the following closeness matrix for daily trips between the department's offices. Department a. If other factors are equal, which two offices should be located closest together? A. Offices A and F should be located the closest together. B. Offices C and F should be located the closest together. C. Offices C and E should be located the closest together. D. Offices E and F should be located the closest together. Department F 0