8.2. A temporary-help agency wants to open an office in a suburban section of a large city....
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8.2. A temporary-help agency wants to open an office in a suburban section of a large city. It has identified five large corporate offices as potential customers. The locations of these offices in miles on an xy coordinate grid for the area are c1 = (4, 4), c2 = (4, 11), c3 = (7, 2), c4 = (11, 11), and c5 = (14, 7). The expected demand for temporary help from these customers is weighted as w1 = 3, w2 = 2, w3 = 2, w4 = 4, and w5 = 1. The agency reimburses employees for travel expenses incurred by their assignments; therefore, recommend a location (i.e., xy coordinates) for the agency that will minimize the total weighted metropolitan distance for job-related travel.
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Service Management Operations Strategy Information Technology
ISBN: 9781265075538
10th International Edition
Authors: Sanjeev K. Bordoloi, James A. Fitzsimmons, Mona J. Fitzsimmons