PS.63 An insurance claims processing company moves paperwork among four process steps. Each process step is performed in four separate areas. Each area is located on the same side of a corridorwith a distance of 40 feet between each area. We'll call this existing arrangement Layout 1.

Layout 1

Area A	40 ft	Area B	40 ft	Area C	40 ft	Area D
Corridor

In an effort to become more efficient, the company is looking to move two of these areas across the corridor. The distance across the corridor is 13feet and the distance between areas down the corridor is still 40 feet. (For example, going from A to B is 40 feet; C to D is also 40 feet. A to C is 13feet; B to D is also 13 feet. And for the purposes of this problem, the distance from A to D is 42 feet, as is the distance from B to C.) We'll call this proposed arrangement Layout 2.

Layout 2

Area A	40 ft	Area B
13 ft	Corridor	13 ft
Area C	40 ft	Area D

The table below shows theloadbetween areas.

Trips (Load) Between Areas
From \ To	Area A	Area B	Area C	Area D
Area A	0	200	111	174
Area B	123	0	54	159
Area C	235	156	0	178
Area D	136	30	47	0

What is the load X distance for Layout 1?

What is the load X distance for Layout 2?

If the company wanted to minimize the total amount of daily walking distance required, which layout would be better?

		Layout 1
		Layout 2