Using the data in Table 13.2, identify an optimal location for the new facility
What will be an ideal response?
Using the center of gravity method, the x-coordinate is calculated as:
(8 × 10 + 4 × 15 + 3 × 10 + 9 × 6 )/41 = 224/41 = 5.46
The y-coordinate is calculated as:
(6 × 10 + 12 × 15 + 2 × 10 + 6 × 6 ) /41 = 296/41 = 7.22
Thus the location of the new site should be (5.46, 7.22 )
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