A retail firm is planning to expand its activities in an area by opening two new warehouses. Three possible sites are under consideration and we plan to provide service to 4 different customers. Site 1 can serve customers 1, 2, and 4; Site 2 can serve any customer; and Site 3 can serve customers 2, 3, and 4. The cost of opening a warehouse in site I is Ki. Required:
a. Formulate this warehouse location problem for minimum cost.
b. Now consider that each customer has demand Di. The unit transportation cost from Site I to customer kis Chij. Site I has capacity Ai. Formulate this warehouse location problem for minimum cost

The legal form of business ownership that is owned by many people is called a

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity

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