EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 6, Problem 14P
a. Determine the placement of departments fix a newly designed facility that will minimize tool transportation costs using the data in the following tables. Assume that reverse distances are the same. The locations are shown in the grid. Use a cost of $1 per trip yard.
b. Suppose the company has revised its plans for the processes described in pan a to accommodate technological process changes. Determine the placement of departments that will now minimize total travel cost. Use the distances shown in part a, but use the following new matrix of daily trips between departments.
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