Supply Chain Management Project

7) Using the Warehouse Location Information that has been provided, use the weighted center of gravity approach to determine the appropriate location for a new facility if one is to be built. Round your final coordinates (X, Y) to two decimal places. Also, discuss other relevant factors that would influence the choice of a specific location once the (X,Y) coordinates have been identified.

Warehouse Location Information The company would also like to assess whether its current warehouse location is appropriate based on where customers are located. For each of the key markets served by Throx, the table below indicates recent population figures and X and Y coordinates of the market locations. Sales of Throx products in each location is roughly proportional to the size of the population