An Insurance Claims Processing Center Has Six Work Centers,any of Which

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Essay

An insurance claims processing center has six work centers,any of which can be placed into any of six physical departmental locations.Call the centers 1,2,3,4,5,and 6,and the departments A,B,C,D,E,and F.The current set of assignments is A-3,B-1,C-6,D-2,E-4,and F-5.
The (symmetric)matrix of departmental distances,in meters is shown below.
The matrix of work flow (estimated trips per day)is among centers is shown below.
The firm estimates that each trip costs approximately $4.What is the cost of the current assignment?

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The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA) by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

Replication

The process of duplicating a molecule of DNA, ensuring that each new cell receives a complete set of genetic instructions.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms.

Ribose

A five-carbon sugar that is a crucial component of RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules.