Table 911
a Company of Four Departments Has the Following
Trip

question 186

Multiple Choice

Table 9.11
A company of four departments has the following
trip matrix and current locations of all departments:
Trips Between Departments
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { D } \\\hline \mathrm { A } & - & 18 & 0 & 25 \\\mathrm {~B} & & - & 30 & 0 \\\mathrm { C } & & & - & 12 \\\mathrm { D } & & & & - \\\hline\end{array}$$
Current Layout
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline A & B \\\hline C & D \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Use the information in Table 9.11.To reduce the load-distance score,the departments were relocated.Which of the following new layouts has the smallest load-distance score?

• A) \[\begin{array} { | c | c | }
• \hline \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { C } \\
• \hline \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { D } \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• B) \[\begin{array} { | c | c | }
• \hline A & B \\
• \hline D & C \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• C) \[\begin{array} { | c | c | }
• \hline \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { D } \\
• \hline \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { B } \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• D) \[\begin{array} { | c | c | }
• \hline B & D \\
• \hline C & A \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]

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