The main post office in Tampa, Florida, is due to be replaced with a much larger, more
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The main post office in Tampa, Florida, is due to be replaced with a much larger, more modern facility that can handle the tremendous flow of mail that has followed the city’s growth since 1970. Since all mail, incoming or outgoing, travels from the seven regional post offices in Tampa through the main post office, its site selection can mean a big difference in overall delivery and movement efficiency. Using the data in the following table, help Postmaster Purushottam Meena calculate the center of gravity location for the proposed new facility.
REGIONAL POST OFFICE MAP COORDINATES (x, y)
TRUCK ROUND TRIPS PER DAY Ybor City (10, 5) 3 Davis Island (3, 8) 3 Dale-Mabry (4, 7) 2 Palma Ceia (15, 10) 6 Bayshore (13, 3) 5 Temple Terrace (1, 12) 3 Hyde Park (5, 5) 10 Lop9
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Operations Management Sustainability And Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 9781292295039
13th Global Edition
Authors: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson