Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 12P
Arrange the eight departments shown in the accompanying Muther grid into a 2 × 4 format. Note: Department 1 must be in the location shown.
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Operations Management
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