A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z) in
the three areas (I, II, and III) of a new facility. They want to minimize
interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $.50 per load
per meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following distances and flow
matrices:
Distances (meters):
From/TO I II III
I - 10 20
II - 10
III -
Flows (loads per week:
From/TO I II III
X - 60 90
Y 40 - 160
Z 110 140 -
What is the total flow (loads per week) between department Y
and department Z?
E. 300
