Operations Management: material handling when switching departments
Operations Management Department layout problem
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6 Given the following layout of 6 different departments and the
frequency of movements among them along with the distance between each department, determine if less
material handling is achieved by switching departments D and F. Assume diagonal distances to be 2
units and horizontal/vertical distances between adjacent departments to be 1.
soveimen Presant Layout Provosard Layout
FROM
3 C D E F
A A B
A 5 5
0 10 10
5 0 5 5
10
B C
2 10 0 5 5 1
C
5 10 0
2 5 5
D
10 5 0 0 0 5
E
0 10 5 0 5 0
F
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