A department store chain is designing

Closeness Factors (Trips per hour)

1/O 2/S 3/H 4/T 5/A 6/E

1. Office Supplies (O) --- 40 100 50 20 10

2. Sporting Goods (S) --- 100 80 60 80

3. Hardware (H) --- 70 100 50

4. Toys (T) --- 70 90

5. Automotive (A) --- 60

6. Electronics (E) ---

1. OFFICE SUPPLIES	2. SPORTING GOODS	3. HARDWARE
4. TOYS	5. AUTOMOTIVE	6. ELECTRONICS

Customer travel between departments is restricted to the aisles shown in the block plan as dotted lines.

CALCULATIONS TABLE:

Dept. Pair	Closeness Factor (w)	Original Distance (dO)	w dO	Revision #1 Distance (d1)	w d1
1 – 2
1 – 3
1 – 4
1 – 5
1 – 6
2 – 3
2 – 4
2 – 5
2 – 6
3 – 4
3 – 5
3 – 6
4 – 5
4 – 6
5 – 6
TOTAL