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, with20 meters between each. The departmental work flows are containedin the table below.
(a) What is the material handlingtotal of assigning A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4?
(b) What is the material handlingtotal of assigning A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2?
Flow Matrix |
| Dept. A | Dept. B | Dept. C | Dept. D |
Dept. A | 0 | 30 | 10 | 15 |
Dept. B | 5 | 0 | 40 | 20 |
Dept. C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
Dept. D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
