A consultant needs to locate four departments-waiting room (W),checkup room (c),laboratory (L),and exercise room (E)-in four areas (I,II,III,IV)of a new facility.He wants to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs associated with the nurses escorting patients,which he expects to be $.10 per patient per metre.He has prepared the following distance and flow matrices: What is the distance (in metres)from area IV to area II in this new facility?

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A consultant needs to locate four departments-waiting room (W),checkup room (c),laboratory (L),and exercise room (E)-in four areas (I,II,III,IV)of a new facility.He wants to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs associated with the nurses escorting patients,which he expects to be $.10 per patient per metre.He has prepared the following distance and flow matrices:  What is the distance (in metres)from area IV to area II in this new facility?

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The distance matrix shows that the distance from IV to II is 10 metres, which is the shortest distance among all possible routes. Therefore, the best choice for locating the departments in order to minimize transportation costs would be to place the departments as follows: W-IV, C-III, L-II, and E-I.

A Consultant Needs to Locate Four Departments-Waiting Room (W),checkup Room