A manufacturer has 5 operating plants which are to be functioned by a single new plant is demonstrated in the given table. Determine the optimal location of the new plant on the basis of provided location picture.

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Chapter4: Linear Programming Models
Section4.8: Data Envelopment Analysis (dea)
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A manufacturer has 5 operating plants which are to be functioned by a single new plant is demonstrated in the given table. Determine the optimal location of the new plant on the basis of provided location picture.

Operating plant(i)
1
3
4
5
(20,5) | (15,20) (30,25)
(5,10)
(15,20) (30,35) (25,40) | (28,30)
(25,5)
(32,40)
100
600
Co-ordinates (ai,bi)
100
300
200
300
No. of trips of loads/years (wi)
200
300
400
500
Transcribed Image Text:Operating plant(i) 1 3 4 5 (20,5) | (15,20) (30,25) (5,10) (15,20) (30,35) (25,40) | (28,30) (25,5) (32,40) 100 600 Co-ordinates (ai,bi) 100 300 200 300 No. of trips of loads/years (wi) 200 300 400 500
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