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Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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A chain of home health care firms in Louisiana needs
to locate a central office from which to conduct internal audits

and other periodic reviews of its facilities. These facilities are scat-
tered throughout the state, as detailed in the following table. Each

site, except for Houma, will be visited three times each year by a
team of workers, who will drive from the central office to the site.

Houma will be visited five times a year. Which coordinates rep-
resent a good central location for this office? What other factors

might influence the office location decision? Where would you
place this office? Explain. PX
CITY

MAP COORDINATES
x y
Covington 9.2 3.5
Donaldsonville 7.3 2.5
Houma 7.8 1.4
Monroe 5.0 8.4
Natchitoches 2.8 6.5
New Iberia 5.5 2.4
Opelousas 5.0 3.6
Ruston 3.8 8.5

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