The Ashley County News Observer plans to rent building space for a new print shop within the

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The Ashley County News Observer plans to rent building space for a new print shop within the city limits. The locations for current distribution centers, expected deliveries, and possible locations for the facility are shown in the tables and figures below.

a. Determine the optimal location for the new print shop.

b. Rank the alternative locations in order of preference using contour lines.

c. Solve part

(a) using a minimax criterion (weighted and unweighted).

d. Solve part

(a) using squared Euclidean distances.

e. Use the Excel® SOLVER tool to solve part

(a) using Euclidean distances.

Current distribution centers:

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Facilities Planning

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Authors: James A. Tompkins, John A. White, Yavuz A. Bozer, J. M. A. Tanchoco

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