At the heart of this case or distribution, a problem that can be modeled and solved using linear programming (LP). There are also questions about how to build (a) a new plant (s) - and if so, what kind of power should be - and will expand or close one or more of the existing plants. These last questions can be analyzed using the 0/1 LP-center location model. In addition, because the number of options is limited, they can be analyzed using the direct distribution model LP problem as a tool to facilitate the analysis. "Hide
by Robert I Carraway, William Hosler Source: Darden School of Business 8 pages. Publication date: April 08, 1991. Prod. #: UV6157-PDF-ENG
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