1- Develop the route that gives the highest sales potential for the day your boss works with...
Question:
1- Develop the route that gives the highest sales potential for the day your boss works with you.
2- For the next day, develop the route allowing you to contact the remaining customers in this part of the territory.
Here the summary.
our sales manager is working with you tomorrow only, and you want to call on customers with the greatest sales potential (see Exhibit A). Because you are on a straight commission, you will also have the opportunity to maximize your income for that day. The area of your territory that you want to cover contains 16 customers (see Exhibit B). To determine travel time, allow 15 minutes for each side of the square. Each sales call takes 30 minutes. You can leave your house at 8:00 A.M. or later. If you take time for lunch, it must be in 15-minute time blocks (15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes). Your last customer must be contacted by 4:30 P.M. to allow you enough sales time. Your customers do not see salespeople after 5:00 P.M. You travel home after 5:00 P.M.