Question

14a. Determine the placement of departments for a newly designed facility that will minimize total 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.

Location
A Location
B Location
C
Location
D


DISTANCE BETWEEN LOCATIONS (YARDS) NUMBER OF TRIPS PER DAY BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS
From To A B C D From To 1 2 3 4
A --- 40 80 70 1 --- 10 20 80
B --- 40 50 2 --- 40 90
C --- 60 3 --- 55
D --- 4 ---

Answer 1

$14,350.00

A (2) B (4) C (1)
D (3)

Answer 2

Determine the placement of departments for a newly designed facility that will minimize total 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.