The head of the information systems group at Conway Consulting must assign six new analysts to offices. The following closeness matrix shows the expected frequency of contact between analysts. The block plan in figure shows the available office locations (1-6) for the six analysts (A-F). Assume equal-sized offices and rectilinear distance. Owing to their tasks, Analyst A must be assigned to location 4 and Analyst D to location 3. What are the best locations for the other four analysts? What is the wd score for yourlayout?

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Closeness Matrix Contacts Between Analysts Analyst Analyst A Analyst B Analyst C Analyst D Analyst E Analyst F 12