A Company Has Determined the "Demand Points" and Their Relative

question 78

Essay

A company has determined the "demand points" and their relative locations as follows:
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Demand } \\\text { Points }\end{array} & \text { X-Coordinate } & \text { Y-Coordinate } & \text { Load } \\\hline \text { A } & 12 & 15 & 1000 \\\text { B } & 22 & 9 & 450 \\\text { C } & 16 & 14 & 750 \\\text { D } & 14 & 15 & 550 \\\hline\end{array}$$
a.If a company desires to locate a manufacturing facility at the center of gravity,what would be the x- and y-coordinates of the facility?
b.If a facility were to be located at (15,15),what would be the load-distance score? (Assume rectilinear distance)
c.If a facility were to be located at (15,15),what would be the load-distance score? (Assume Euclidean distance)

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