A firm of four departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments:

a. What is the weighted-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 weighted-distance score for the following layout?

Question

A firm of four departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments:
  
a. What is the weighted-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 weighted-distance score for the following layout?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer of A firm of four departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments:
  
a. What is the weighted-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 weighted-distance score for the following layout?

A Firm of Four Departments Has the Following Trip Matrix