MGT3059 Week 4 Project

Week 4 Project

Instructions

MGT3059-Operations Management SU01

Location Decisions

A manufacturer of oak barrels has factories in an area at the location coordinates

provided in the following table. Each coordinate unit represents approximately 10 miles.

The yearly demand at each factory is also given.

Factory Demand X-Coordinate Y-Coordinate

Manchester 14000 80 60

Fayetteville 17000 60 10

Columbia 5000 30 90

Lawrenceburg 3000 30 20

Management has decided to build a new factory to supply raw material to these

factories. The location of the new factory should be central to the existing factories.

Respond to the following in a Microsoft Excel worksheet:

What should be the map coordinates of the new factory? Graph the locations of

the four factories and the proposed raw material factory.

Is the location of the proposed raw material factory where you expected it to be

based on the coordinates of the other factories? Why or why not?

What is the main contributing factor leading to the location of the proposed raw

material factory?

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Due March 15 at 12:59 AM

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