For the office layout shown below, determine the closeness desirability rating using the closeness desirability matrix below. Treat the hallway as if it doesn€™t exist (i.e., the Production and Accounting Departments touch each other). The desirability scale used is: -1 = undesirable, 0 = unimportant, 1 = slightly important, 2 = important, and 3 = very important. Can you find a more desirable layout? How could you use both the total distance traveled and the closeness desirability in assessing the layout alternatives? 

Closeness Desirability Matrix

Production (2) Management (1) Engineering (3) Reception (4) Files (5) Accounting (6) Purchasing (7) Sales (8) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) -1 (2) (3) 2 (4) 2 (5) 2 (6) (7) 3. 3. 2. 3. 3. 2. 2. 3. 2. 3. 2.