ADAMS Electricals has decided to analyze the job flow of their shop to see if a more effective layout can be designed to reduce average job lead time. They have 6 processing departments in the shop, positioned as shown below. The vertical distance between departments is 30 feet while the horizontal distance is 45 feet. Assume that diagonal moves are not possible.
For a typical day, the number of jobs moving from one department to the next is shown in the matrix below.

-How much distance is traveled by the 7 jobs from Department A to Department F?
A)45 feet
B)120 feet
C)840 feet
D)600 feet
E)Need more information to answer the question

Question

ADAMS Electricals has decided to analyze the job flow of their shop to see if a more effective layout can be designed to reduce average job lead time. They have 6 processing departments in the shop, positioned as shown below. The vertical distance between departments is 30 feet while the horizontal distance is 45 feet. Assume that diagonal moves are not possible.
  For a typical day, the number of jobs moving from one department to the next is shown in the matrix below.
 
-How much distance is traveled by the 7 jobs from Department A to Department F?
A)45 feet 
B)120 feet 
C)840 feet 
D)600 feet 
E)Need more information to answer the question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The distance traveled by each job from Department A to Department F is 120 feet. There are 7 jobs, so the total distance traveled is 120 * 7 = 840 feet.

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