Fresh Foods Grocery is considering redoing its facility layout. The from€“to matrix showing daily customer trips between departments is shown in Table 10-10, and their current layout is shown in Figure 10-12. Fresh Foods is considering exchanging the locations of the dry groceries department (A) and the health and beauty aids department (F). Compute the ld score for Fresh Foods current and proposed layouts. Which isbetter?

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Table 10-10 From-To Matrix for Fresh Foods Trips between Departments Department A. Dry grocerie B. Bread C. Frozen foods D. Meats E. Vegetables F. Health and 25 16 34 10 50 25 25 15 20 40 10 20 45 30 beauty aids FIGURE 10-12 Current layout for Fresh Foods