Table 10.12 A Company with a Process Layout Wants to Rearrange Its

question 216

Multiple Choice

Table 10.12
A company with a process layout wants to rearrange its facility in the space available. There are six departments, and the
flow among them is given in the following trip matrix. The shape and the size of the space available is also given. Assume
rectilinear distances.





-Use the information from Table 10.12. What is the load- distance score if the departments were assigned as follows? (Continue assuming rectilinear distances.)

• A) less than or equal to 80
• B) more than 80 but less than or equal to 100
• C) more than 100 but less than or equal to 120
• D) more than 120

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Simple Columnar Epithelium

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