Consider the facility location problem at the Giant Farmer Company described in Problem 24. Management is considering

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Consider the facility location problem at the Giant Farmer Company described in Problem 24. Management is considering a third site, at Memphis. The shipping costs per case from Memphis are $3 to Miami, $11 to Denver, $6 to Lincoln, and $5 to Jackson. Find the minimum cost plan for an alternative plant in Memphis. Would this result change the decision in Problem 24?

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Operations management processes and supply chain

ISBN: 978-0136065760

9th edition

Authors: Lee J Krajewski, Larry P Ritzman, Manoj K Malhotra

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