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An insurance claims processing center has six work centers, any of which can be placed into any of six physical departmental locations. Call the centers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and the departments A, B, C, D, E, and F. The current set of assignments is A-3, B-1, C-6, D-2, E-4, and F-5.

The (symmetric) matrix of departmental distances, in meters is

​123456
1--530201520
2​--40151010
3​​--50205
4​​​--1035
5​​​​--5
6​​​​​--

The matrix of work flow (estimated trips per day) is among centers

​ABCDEF
A--15200300
B20--50016010
C050--30030
D306020--700
E400010--60
F00302050--

The firm estimates that each trip costs approximately $4.
a. What is the cost of the current assignment?
b. Use trial-and-error to find one improved assignment.
c. What is that assignment, and what is its cost?
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