10.2. A temporary-help agency wants to open an office in a suburban section of a large city....
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10.2. 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 c 1 (4, 4), c 2 (4, 11), c 3 (7, 2), c 4 (11, 11), and c 5 (14, 7). The expected demand for temporary help from these customers is weighted as w 1 3, w 2 2, w 3 2, w 4 4, and w 5 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: 9780073403359
7th Edition
Authors: James A Fitzsimmons Mona J Fitzsimmons