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Six processes are to be laid out in six areas in a company. The distance between adjacent work
centres is 40 feet. The number of trips between work centres is given in the following table:
FROM
A
B
с
D
E
F
A
TRIPS BETWEEN PROCESSES
TO
с
25
96
B
18
D
73
23
41
a) Assign the processes to the initial work areas and draw the total flow.
E
12
31
22
19
F
54
45
20
57
48
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