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Peter Bell of Bell Electronics maintains an extensive stock of computer components for the consumer market. He has hundreds of drawers/cabinets for the many small parts (mother boards, graphic cards, fans, etc.), and he wants to organize them so as to mjnimjze his travel and maximize his time a t the counter interacting with customers. a) Which item should be stored at the very front (closest to the counter)? b) Which item should be stored at the very back (furthest from the counter)? |
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