Question: ****** PLEASE USE EXCEL******* Please explain all of your steps and use excel to solve this question. NIA Manufacturing needs to build a new plant

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Please explain all of your steps and use excel to solve this question. NIA Manufacturing needs to build a new plant to serve four market regions. NIA has three supply sources. The coordinates of location, the demand of each market region, maximum units from each supply source and the shipping cost from each supply source or to each market region are shown below. Where should NIA locate its plant?

Supply Sources Shipping Cost ($/Ton Mile) Supply (Tons) X coordinate Y coordinate
S1 1.1 140 430 630
S2 1.9 170 760 250
S3 1.4 90 580 450

Markets Shipping Cost ($/Ton Mile) Supply (Tons) X coordinate Y coordinate
M1 2.2 100 500 920
M2 1.3 85 850 300
M3 2.4 65 600 400
M4 1.9 75 200 180

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