Question: Problem 3 . Suppose we need to locate a new factory in relation to five other existing facilities with the coordinates ( in kilo meters

Problem 3.
Suppose we need to locate a new factory in relation to five other existing facilities with the coordinates (in kilo meters-km) as follows: Raw Material Storage (20,30); Finished Products Storage (40,60); Distribution Warehouse 1(80,50); Distribution Warehouse 2(100,40); Assembly Factory (50,30). Total material flow to these five current existing facilities is 50,6020,40 and 80 tons per month and the transport costs are 2 $/ton-km. Find the optimal location for the new factory using the minisum rectilinear distance.
 Problem 3. Suppose we need to locate a new factory in

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