Consider the following four departments (A, B, C and D) in this facility layout diagram:

An average of 25 customers travel between departments A and C each day, and an average of 10 customers travel between departments C and D each day. There is no other customer traffic between any other pairs of departments.

a. What is the load-distance score of the department layout above?

b. Some employees have suggested that this facility layout be changed: Departments C and D should switch places in the layout, although A and B should stay in the same places. If this suggestion were implemented, would the load distance score improve, and, if so, by how much?

c. Where is the best location(s) for department B?

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ABC A B C CD