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Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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Frank Green, an independent TV repairman, is considering purchasing a home in Ames, Iowa, that he will use as a base of operations for his repair business. Frank’s primary sources of business are 10 industrial accounts located throughout the Ames area. He has overlaid a grid on a map of the city and determined the following locations for these clients as well as the expected number of calls per month he receives: (given)

Find the optimal location of his house, assuming
a. A weighted rectilinear distance measure.
b. A squared Euclidean distance measure.
c. The goal is to minimize the maximum rectilinear distance to any client.

Client
Grid Location
Expected Calls per Month
(5, 8)
(10, 3)
(14, 14)
(2, 2)
(1, 17)
(18, 25)
(14, 3)
(25, 4)
(35, 1)
(16, 21)
1
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
1.
1
7
8
4
9.
10

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