You have been hired by ABC Logistics $($ABC$),$ an International logistics consulting company. ABC $\text{'}$s key clients are:

Bombardier

Canadian Tire

Loblaws

Suncor

Tim Horton's

All five of these clients are considering either moving their main operations to the lower mainland or are seeking to expand within the lower mainland.

Your boss, Ricardo Pugla, inherited the company from his father who recently passed away. ABC is a consulting subsidiary of a well$-$known logistics company, XYZ$,$ founded by Ricardo's father. In $2000,$ XYZ became one of the major logistics companies in Western Canada and it now owns a fleet of $100$ trucks, numerous warehouses and private land throughout British Columbia and the other western provinces. This growth was mainly through acquisitions in the transportation and logistics industries. XYZ has a strong reputation for high quality customer service and on$-$time customer satisfaction. The company also emphasizes state$-$of$-$the$-$art technology in its warehouses as well as its information, and delivery systems.

Ricardo's siblings inherited XYZ while Ricardo was left with ABC. A few months ago, ABC landed