Solutions Algebra

Solution) Richard Garber is the head designer for Matthews and Novak Design Company. Garber has been called in

Question: Richard Garber is the head designer for Matthews and Novak Design Company. Garber has been called in to design the layout for a newly constructed office building. From statistical samplings over the past 3 months, Garber developed the closeness matrix shown for daily trips between department’s offices.

	Closeness Matrix
	Trips Between Departments
Department	A	B	C	D	E	F
A	-	25	90			185
B		-			105
C			-		125	125
D				-	25
E					-	105
F						-

a. If other factors are equal, which offices should be located closest together?

b. The following figure shows an alternative layout for the department. What is the total weighted-distance score for this plan based on rectilinear distance and assuming that offices A and B are three units of distance apart?