Given the Following Process Layout Data for Locating Four Departments

question 94

Short Answer

Given the following process layout data for locating four departments (A, B, C, and D) in four areas (1, 2, 3, and 4): $\begin{array}{l}\text { Distances (meters) } \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad \text { Flows (loads per week }\\\begin{array}{rlll}\text { From/To } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\\hline 1 & - & 50 & 100 & 150 \\2 & & - & 50 & 100 \\3 & & & - & 50 \\4 & & & & -\end{array}\quad\quad\begin{array}{rlll}\text { From/To } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\\hline \text { A } & - & 10 & 40 & 50 \\\text { B } & 30 & - & 10 & 70 \\\text { C } & 60 & 10 & - & 40 \\\text { D } & 30 & 50 & 20 & -\end{array}\end{array}$ If department C must be located in area 1, what layout will minimize the total distance loads will be moved each month?

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Definitions:

Stackelberg Leader

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Maximize Profits

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Conjectural Variation

An expectation of how rival firms will react to a change in the quantity and price of goods a firm markets.

Demand Function

A mathematical formula that describes the relationship between the quantity demanded of a good and its various determinants such as price, income, and substitute prices.