Consider the following map of six cities, indicated by the six dark-numbered points. The five light-colored points labeled A through E indicate five candidate locations for a new warehouse that will ship to each of the six cities: a. If the amount to be shipped from the new warehouse is equal for each of the six cities, which candidate location should be selected for the new warehouse? b. Suppose that the monthly amount to be shipped to each of the cities is as fol- lows: 500 tons to city 1; 200 tons to city 2; 500 tons to city 3; 100 tons to city 4; 300 tons to city 5; and 100 tons to city 6. Given this shipping information, now which candidate location should be selected for the new warehouse?

Consider the following map of six cities, indicated by the six dark-numbered points. The five light-colored points labeled A through E indicate five candidate locations for a new warehouse that will ship to each of the six cities: a. If the amount to be shipped from the new warehouse is equal for each of the six cities, which candidate location should be selected for the new warehouse? b. Suppose that the monthly amount to be shipped to each of the cities is as fol- lows: 500 tons to city 1; 200 tons to city 2; 500 tons to city 3; 100 tons to city 4; 300 tons to city 5; and 100 tons to city 6. Given this shipping information, now which candidate location should be selected for the new warehouse?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter6: Optimization Models With Integer Variables

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 100P

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