A Major Waste Management Company in the country wants tominimize the transportation cost for their trucks to disposalcenter from five receiving stations with coordinates in the table 1below. Assume a leaner relationship between volumes transported andthe transportation costs (no premium charges).
Location of waste (x, y) | Volume of waste (tons per day) |
10, 5 | 26 |
4, 1 | 9 |
4, 7 | 25 |
2, 6 | 30 |
8, 7 | 40 |
(a) Using the center of gravity method and the informationdisplayed in the table 1 above, determine the location for sitingthe disposal center.
(b) Assume that the estimated volume of waste (tons per day)transported from five receiving stations are the same; determinethe location for siting the disposal center.
