Departments A,B,C,and D Need to Be Assigned to Four Rooms

question 146

Essay

Departments A,B,C,and D need to be assigned to four rooms 1,2,3,and 4.These rooms are arranged in a row,in that order,with 20 meters between each.The departmental work flows are contained in the table below.
(a)What is the material handling total of assigning A-1,B-2,C-3,D-4?
(b)What is the material handling total of assigning A-1,B-3,C-4,D-2?

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