EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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ISBN: 9781260718447
Author: Stevenson
Publisher: MCG COURSE
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Chapter 6, Problem 9P
Arrange six departments into a 2 × 3 grid so that these conditions are satisfied. 1 close to 2, 5 close to 2 and 6, 2 close to 5, and 3 not close to 1 or 2.
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