Question: Get-Warm Hospital is a new small emergency oriented facility to be located in a popular ski resort in Ellicottville. Its new administrator, Mary, decides to

Get-Warm Hospital is a new small emergency

Get-Warm Hospital is a new small emergency

Get-Warm Hospital is a new small emergency oriented facility to be located in a popular ski resort in Ellicottville. Its new administrator, Mary, decides to organize the hospital using the process-layout method she studied in business school. The layout of the facility is given below. The distance between each adjacent area is 40ft. For example the distance between A and E is 40ft, the distance between A and B is 40ft, and the distance between A and H is 160ft. Area A Area B Area C Area D Area E Area F Area G Area H There are eight departments to be located in these eight areas namely, Entrance, Exam room 1, Exam room 2, X-ray, Lab Test and EKG, Operating room, Recovery room, and Cast-setting room. The flows between the departments are given in the following matrix. Average Number of Patient Flows per Day EX1 EX2 XR Lab OR RR ENT CS 75 60 0 Entrance (ENT) Exam room 1 (EX1) Exam room 2 (EX2) X-ray (XR) Lab test/EKG (Lab) Operating room (OR) Recovery room (RR) Cast-setting room (CS) 30 40 25 65 0 10 20 0 2 15 20 25 85 15 25 0 35 121 10 0 5 90 5 15 Find the best assignment of the departments to the areas that minimizes the total distance travelled

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