Table 910
a Firm of Four Departments Has the Following
Trip

question 165

Multiple Choice

Table 9.10
A firm of four departments has the following
trip matrix and current block plan of all departments:
Trips Between Departments
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { D } \\\hline \mathrm { A } & - & 12 & 10 & 8 \\\mathrm {~B} & & - & 20 & 6 \\\mathrm { C } & & & - & 0 \\\mathrm { D } & & & & - \\\hline\end{array}$$
Current Layout
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline A & B \\\hline C & D \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Use the information in Table 9.10.What is the load-distance score for the current layout? (Assume rectilinear distance and that the distance between departments A and B is one unit of distance.)

• A) less than or equal to 60
• B) more than 60 but less than or equal to 75
• C) more than 75 but less than or equal to 90
• D) more than 90

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