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    The document provides a closeness rating chart to determine the optimal location of 8 departments in a 2x4 format. It lists qualitative codes from A to X to indicate the degree of importance of proximity between departments, from "Absolutely Necessary" to "Undesirable". The answer section provides the minimum transportation cost solution by locating the 8 departments across 4 locations (A, B, C, D) to minimize the total load times distance.

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    The document provides a closeness rating chart to determine the optimal location of 8 departments in a 2x4 format. It lists qualitative codes from A to X to indicate the degree of importance of proximity between departments, from "Absolutely Necessary" to "Undesirable". The answer section provides the minimum transportation cost solution by locating the 8 departments across 4 locations (A, B, C, D) to minimize the total load times distance.

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    The document provides a closeness rating chart to determine the optimal location of 8 departments in a 2x4 format. It lists qualitative codes from A to X to indicate the degree of importance of proximity between departments, from "Absolutely Necessary" to "Undesirable". The answer section provides the minimum transportation cost solution by locating the 8 departments across 4 locations (A, B, C, D) to minimize the total load times distance.

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    Determine the location of the eight departments considering the qualitative factors specified in the

    closeness rating chart presented below. Place the departments in a 2 x 4 format.

    Code Degree of Importance


    A Absolutely Necessary
    E Very Important
    I Important
    O Ordinary Importance
    U Unimportant
    X Undesirable

    ANSWER : 3 1 7 6
    A’s X’s 5 2 4 8
    1-3 1-6
    1-7 2-6
    2-3 3-6
    2-4 3-7
    2-7 3-8
    3-5 5-6
    4-7
    4-8
    6-8
    7-7
    ANSWER FOR THE MINIMUM TRANSPORTATION COST PROBLEM:

    1 4 2 3
    A B C D

    DEPARTMENT NO. OF LOAD LOCATION DISTANCE LOAD X DISTANCE


    1 2:10 A C:80 800
    3:20 A D:70 1400
    4:30 A B:40 1200
    2 3:40 C D:60 2400
    4:40 C B:40 1600
    3 4:25 D B:50 1250
    4 1:50 B A:40 2000
    2:50 B C:40 2000
    3:30 B D:50 1500
    14,150

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