Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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An electronics store wants to identify a location for a warehouse that will ship to five retail stores, The coordinates and annual number of truckloads are given in the accompanying table. Develop a model to find the best location, assuming that
straight-line distances can be used between the locations. Experiment with the model by testing each of the possible best solutions, included, to find the best location.
Click here to view the data for the store locations and annual numbers of truckloads
Click here to view some possible best solutions.
Store Locations and Truckloads
- X
The best location is at
(Type an ordered pair. Round each coordinate to the nearest integer as needed.)
Retail Store X-Coordinate
Y-Coordinate
Truckloads
i
Possible Best Solutions
- X
11
24
B
18
21
24
10
16
20
32
Some possible best solutions to try are listed below
18
9
16
• Place the warehouse at (0,0).
• Place the warehouse at the average X- and Y-coordinates of the stores, rounded
to the nearest integer.
• Find the average X- and Y-coordinates of the stores, rounded to the nearest
integer. Place the warehouse at the average of these coordinates and store D.
• Place the warehouse at (9, 13)
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Transcribed Image Text:An electronics store wants to identify a location for a warehouse that will ship to five retail stores, The coordinates and annual number of truckloads are given in the accompanying table. Develop a model to find the best location, assuming that straight-line distances can be used between the locations. Experiment with the model by testing each of the possible best solutions, included, to find the best location. Click here to view the data for the store locations and annual numbers of truckloads Click here to view some possible best solutions. Store Locations and Truckloads - X The best location is at (Type an ordered pair. Round each coordinate to the nearest integer as needed.) Retail Store X-Coordinate Y-Coordinate Truckloads i Possible Best Solutions - X 11 24 B 18 21 24 10 16 20 32 Some possible best solutions to try are listed below 18 9 16 • Place the warehouse at (0,0). • Place the warehouse at the average X- and Y-coordinates of the stores, rounded to the nearest integer. • Find the average X- and Y-coordinates of the stores, rounded to the nearest integer. Place the warehouse at the average of these coordinates and store D. • Place the warehouse at (9, 13) Print Done
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