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Arrange six departments in a factory to minimize the material handling

costs. Each department is $2020$ feet, and the building is $60$ feet long

and $40$ feet wide.

Walters Company assumes that a forklift carries all interdepartmental

loads. The cost of moving one load between departments is estimated to

be $$1.$

Construct a "from$-$to matrix"

Determine the space requirements

Develop an initial schematic diagram

Determine the cost of this layout

Try to improve the layout

Prepare a detailed plan