A Firm of Four Departments Has the Following Trip Matrix

question 26

Essay

A firm of four departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments:
a.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. )
b.What would be the load-distance score for the following layout?

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Definitions:

Power Distance

This concept describes the extent to which less powerful members of institutions and organizations accept that power is distributed unequally.

Ethnocentric

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Group-Related Customs

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Collectivist Approach

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