Environmental Glass Products, Inc. wants to build a new centralized facility to receive household, commercial, and industrial glass for recycling. This center will be supplied by trucks coming from four "collection points," where recyclable glass is dropped off by individuals and businesses. EGP will then send the recycled glass to three of its manufacturing facilities nearby. The volume and the map coordinates for the four collection centers and three manufacturing facilities are shown below. Where should the collection center be located? Sources/Markets

Transportation Cost $/ton mile (Fn)

Quantity in Tons (Dn)

Xn

Yn

Supply

Collection pt 1

4.1

19000

90

30

Collection pt 2

4.2

3000

45

60

Collection pt 3

4.4

5000

25

85

Collection pt 4

4.8

6000

38

98

Manufacturing Facilities

Rayburn Industrial Park

6.25

11000

20

130

Henderson Mfg. Center

5.75

11000

60

40

Wax Mills Site

5.95

11000

70

100

a) What is the optimal location for the centralized facility?

b) What is the minimal shipping cost that satisfies all requirements?

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