A suitable layout that minimizes transportation costs

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Eight work centers must be arranged in an L-shaped building. The locations of centers 1 and 3 are assigned as shown in the accompanying diagram. Assuming transportation costs are $1 per load per meter, develop a suitable layout that minimizes transportation costs using the given information. Compute the total cost. (Assume the reverse distances are the same.)

A 1 B C D E 3 F G H

DISTANCE (meters)

From	To	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
A		-	40	40	60	120	80	100	110
B			-	60	40	60	140	120	130
C				-	45	85	40	70	90
D					-	40	50	40	45
E						-	90	50	40
F							-	40	60
G H								-	40 -

LOADS PER DAY

From	To	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1		-	10	5	90	370	135	125	0
2			-	360	120	40	115	45	120
3				-	350	110	40	20	200
4					-	190	70	50	190
5						-	10	40	10
6							-	50	20
7								-	20
8									-

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