Question: Question (1): Answer the following questions: (10 marks) Part1. Solve the following problem: (6 marks) A manufacturer of a certain industrial component is interested in

Question (1): Answer the following questions: (10

Question (1): Answer the following questions: (10 marks) Part1. Solve the following problem: (6 marks) A manufacturer of a certain industrial component is interested in locating a new facility in a target market to locate the proposed facility. There are four supply points A, B, C and D. Two possible sites for the new facility are being considered one in (market Q) and the other in (market Z). The following table shows the distances being considered and the four supply points. Use the load-distance model to determine whether the new facility should be located in market Q or in market Z. Distance to market Z Supply Distance to market Q points A 32 B 8 12.5 D 6.5 14 14 32 26 Load between the supply point and new facility. 15 10 12 8 Part2. Short answer question: (4 marks) Find one real example of a good location decision and another real example of a bad location decision. State the reasons behind your point of view in both cases. Show your work in the table below. Type of decision Name of the company Reasons behind your point of view Good location decision Bad location decision

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