ABC Manufacturing Company wants to design a functional for its production operation that consists of six departments of equal size. The following table presents the estimated flows among the departments. Department D A B с E F A 50 10 40 20 0 B 20 40 25 C 15 30 D 0 E F ៩ ទន | 90 40 60 30 Actual layout of facility is as follows: A Т T― 100 ft D 100 ft B C E F

ABC Manufacturing Company wants to design a functional for its production operation that consists of six departments of equal size. The following table presents the estimated flows among the departments. Department D A B с E F A 50 10 40 20 0 B 20 40 25 C 15 30 D 0 E F ៩ ទន | 90 40 60 30 Actual layout of facility is as follows: A Т T― 100 ft D 100 ft B C E F

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter5: Network Models

Section5.3: Assignment Models

Problem 11P

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