Practical Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781939297136
Author: Simpson
Publisher: HERCHER PUBLISHING,INCORPORATED
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Chapter 8, Problem 29P
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The candidate location that should be selected for the new warehouse is to be determined.
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To get the number of the shipped for new warehouse use the formula
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