S7.12. The Federal Parcel Service wants to build a new distribution cen- ter in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center needs to be in the vicinity of uncongested Interstate-77 and Interstate-85 interchanges and the Char- lotte-Douglas International Airport. The coordinates of these three sites and the number of weekly packages that flow to each are as follows: 1-77 1-85 Airport X= 14 X= 20 X= 30 y = 30 y = 8 ソ=14 w = 17,000 w = 12,000 w = 9000 Determine the best site location using the center-of-gravity technique.

S7.12. The Federal Parcel Service wants to build a new distribution cen- ter in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center needs to be in the vicinity of uncongested Interstate-77 and Interstate-85 interchanges and the Char- lotte-Douglas International Airport. The coordinates of these three sites and the number of weekly packages that flow to each are as follows: 1-77 1-85 Airport X= 14 X= 20 X= 30 y = 30 y = 8 ソ=14 w = 17,000 w = 12,000 w = 9000 Determine the best site location using the center-of-gravity technique.

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