Consider the existing layout and loads between machines shown below. Also, consider a layout is comprised of a rectangular building (20 ft x 30 ft) with six departments of the same size fits inside the rectangle. Assume that the building is not completely open bay whereby to move between adjacent departments, you must traverse through large doors centered on the walls between departments. All adjacent rooms can enter each of the other adjacent room except for departments that are catty-cornered to a given department (oblique). Normalize the distance (cost) using costs of 1, 2, and 3. Use a Manhattan distance approach rather than a Euclidean distance approach to determine the min load x distance cost

Arrange, the machines in the departments such that the minimal cost distance is achieved.

Which load distance layout is best?

Given that the original Department Layout is:

1	2	3
4	5	6

Load Distance Matrix:

0	50	10	0	0	20
0	0	30	50	10	0
0	0	0	20	0	60
0	0	0	0	50	0
0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0

Group of answer choices

1 2 4

6 3 5

6 5 1

3 4 2

3 6 4

5 2 5

None of the layouts are optimal