MMS Associates is a telecommunications service provider. The company is currently redesigning its main office to accommodate six newly hired salespeople. Some of the salespeople are expected to work in teams, so office assignments are very important. Table 10-15 presents the from€“to matrix showing the expected frequency of contacts between members of the new sales staff. The block plan in Figure 10-17 shows the assigned office locations for the six sales members. Assume equal-sized offices and rectilinear distances. How would you evaluate the developed layout? What is the ld score for MMSAssociates?

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Table 10-15 Sales Person Number of Contacts between Sales Staff A _6 12 8 1 C D E F 4 19 30 7 19 FIGURE 10-17 Assigned office locations for sales staff at MMS Associates