World Cup 2026 Park and Ride Plan - Version 1 (This problem broadly mimics a key aspect of the winning World Cup 2026 bid placed by Kansas City - see supplemental article). Create a high-level plan for getting WC2026 fans from 8 hub locations (Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, Des Moines, Wichita, Tulsa, Little Rock and St. Louis) to 3 locations near (but outside) the KC area (Lawrence, KCI-Platte City, Blue Springs). The cost per person data is shown below in the table (by source to KC location). Your goal is to minimize the overall cost of the fan distribution plan. Each hub has a total amount of traffic that must be accommodated, and these fans have been assessed a 'spend' factor, an indication of how much money they will likely spend at the various locations in and around KC while they are attending the World Cup. Each KC-area location has a maximum amount of traffic it can be 'sent'. Other requirements in your strategic plan for the fans: a) No more than 6000 fans can be sent from any one hub to any one KC-area location. Combination. b) The weighted average of fans arriving at each of the three KC-area locations must be greater than or equal to 4.85. c) Only integer decision variables. Data: (and usual disclaimer if I find errors) World Cup 2026 Park and Ride Plan - Version 1 (This problem broadly mimics a key aspect of the winning World Cup 2026 bid placed by Kansas City - see supplemental article). Create a high-level plan for getting WC2026 fans from 8 hub locations (Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, Des Moines, Wichita, Tulsa, Little Rock and St. Louis) to 3 locations near (but outside) the KC area (Lawrence, KCI-Platte City, Blue Springs). The cost per person data is shown below in the table (by source to KC location). Your goal is to minimize the overall cost of the fan distribution plan. Each hub has a total amount of traffic that must be accommodated, and these fans have been assessed a 'spend' factor, an indication of how much money they will likely spend at the various locations in and around KC while they are attending the World Cup. Each KC-area location has a maximum amount of traffic it can be 'sent'. Other requirements in your strategic plan for the fans: a) No more than 6000 fans can be sent from any one hub to any one KC-area location. Combination. b) The weighted average of fans arriving at each of the three KC-area locations must be greater than or equal to 4.85. c) Only integer decision variables. Data: (and usual disclaimer if I find errors)
