A supplier to the electric utility industry produces power generators; the transportation costs are high. One market area includes the lower part of the Great Lakes region and the upper portion of the southeastern region. More than 600,000 tons are to be shipped to eight major customer locations as shown below:Customer Location Tons Shipped x, y CoordinatesC1: Three Rivers, MI 5,000 (7, 13)C2: Fort Wayne, IN 92,000 (8, 12)C3: Columbus, OH 70,000 (11, 10)C4: Ashland, KY 35,000 (11, 7)C5: Kingsport, TN 9,000 (12, 4)C6: Akron, OH 227,000 (13, 11)C7: Wheeling, WV 16,000 (14, 10)C8: Roanoke, VA 153,000 (15, 5)What is the center of gravity for the electric utilities supplier? Using rectilinear distance, what is the resulting load–distance score for this location?
A supplier to the electric utility industry produces power generators; the transportation costs are high. One market area includes the lower part of the Great Lakes region and the upper portion of the southeastern region. More than 600,000 tons are to be shipped to eight major customer locations as shown below:
Customer Location Tons Shipped x, y Coordinates
C1: Three Rivers, MI 5,000 (7, 13)
C2: Fort Wayne, IN 92,000 (8, 12)
C3: Columbus, OH 70,000 (11, 10)
C4: Ashland, KY 35,000 (11, 7)
C5: Kingsport, TN 9,000 (12, 4)
C6: Akron, OH 227,000 (13, 11)
C7: Wheeling, WV 16,000 (14, 10)
C8: Roanoke, VA 153,000 (15, 5)
What is the center of gravity for the electric utilities supplier? Using rectilinear distance, what is the resulting load–distance score for this location?
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