Question: You are asked to determine a location for a distribution centre serving three urban centres. They are: 20 marks 1. Guelph, population 1,200, at grid

You are asked to determine a location for a distribution centre serving three urban centres. They are: 20 marks 1. Guelph, population 1,200, at grid location (8.8, 2.8); 2. Cambridge, population 1,400, at grid location (3.5, 8.1); and 3. Kitchener, population 900, at grid location (7.8, 6.2)

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please answer part c

part c- You are asked to provide input on a layout for a new office. The old layout is thought of as being inefficient. You are asked to redesign the layout and evaluate your redesign using load distance scores. The current layout is shown below. The overall shape cannot change; you can merely move the individual departments around. E- D C- B --A Trips between the different departments are as follows: AB:4 trips per day, AC : 5, AD : 7, AE: 9 BA : 5, BC : 2, BD: 4, BE: 2 CA : 4, CB : 5, CD : 1, CE : 8 DA : 8, DB : 4, DC : 3, DE : 4 EA : 8, EB : 3, EC : 5, ED : 3

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