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Q2: Six processes are to be laid out in six areas along a long corridor at Linda Babat Accounting services. The distance between adjacent work centres is 40 feet. The number of trips between work centres is given in the following table: То D From A B C E F 54 45 A 18 25 73 12 96 23 31 41 22 20 19 57 48 BCDEF

Q2: Six processes are to be laid out in six areas along a long corridor at Linda Babat Accounting services. The distance between adjacent work centres is 40 feet. The number of trips between work centres is given in the following table: То D From A B C E F 54 45 A 18 25 73 12 96 23 31 41 22 20 19 57 48 BCDEF

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Q2: Six processes are to be laid out in six areas along a long corridor at Linda Babat Accounting services. The distance between adjacent work centres is 40 feet. The number of trips between work centres is given in the following table: То From A В D E F A 18 25 73 12 54 B 96 23 31 45 C 41 22 20 D 19 57 E 48 F a) Assign the processes to the work area in a way that minimizes the total flow, using a method that places processes with highest flow adjacent to each other. b) What assignment minimizes the total traffic flow?
Transcribed Image Text:Q2: Six processes are to be laid out in six areas along a long corridor at Linda Babat Accounting services. The distance between adjacent work centres is 40 feet. The number of trips between work centres is given in the following table: То From A В D E F A 18 25 73 12 54 B 96 23 31 45 C 41 22 20 D 19 57 E 48 F a) Assign the processes to the work area in a way that minimizes the total flow, using a method that places processes with highest flow adjacent to each other. b) What assignment minimizes the total traffic flow?
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