Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 9P
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To compute: The weighted average for each location.
b)
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To determine: The site that should be choosed.
c)
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To recompute: The weighted average when the weights are reversed.
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