Q. Given the following load matrix of a DVD player factory in Nagoya, Japan, find the best layout and its cost based on rectangular distances
Department 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - 4 6 2 0 7
2 - 3 5 1 3
3 2 6 5
4 - 5 2
5 - 3
Resolve part A if the rates are Y4 from odd to even departments, Y5 from even to odd, Y6 from odd to odd and Y7 from even to even.