A Firm Has Four Departments to Locate in the Following

question 59

Essay

A firm has four departments to locate in the following space.
Department A has a daily average of 20,10,and 60 trips to Departments B,C,and D,respectively; Department B has a daily average of 25 and 30 trips to Departments C and D,respectively; and Department C has a daily average of 50 trips to Department D.While there are 24 different layout combinations,only three are effectively different (in terms of distances between departments).Calculate the ld score for the three different combinations and choose the best.

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Definitions:

Reliability

The degree to which a measure is consistent.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results over time.

High Agreement

A situation or condition where there is a strong or complete consensus among different parties or observations.

Raters

Individuals who evaluate or assess the performance, quality, or characteristics of study subjects or experimental materials.