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 vegetables department (E). Compute the ld score for Fresh Foods current and proposed layouts. Which is better?

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A. Dry groceries B. Bread C. Frozen foods Department D. Meats A Table 10-10: From-To Matrix for Fresh Foods D B E с A E. Vegetables F. Health and beauty aids Figure 10-12: Current layout for Fresh Foods F 30 Trips between Departments C B 24 35 22 50 28 D E 32 30 28 20 20 40 20 15 25 F