Supply Chain Management - DryIce Inc

1. DryIce Inc. is a manufacturer of air conditioners that has seen its demand grow significantly. They anticipate nationwide demand for the year 2001 to be 180,000 units in the South, 120,000 units in the Midwest, 110,000 units in the East, and 100,000 units in the West. Managers at DryIce are designing the manufacturing network and have selected four potential sites - New York, Atlanta, Chicago and San Diego. Plants could have a capacity of either 200,000 units (small) or 400,000 units (large). The annual fixed costs at the four locations are shown in the table below, along with the cost of producing and shipping an air conditioner to each of the four markets... Where should DryIce build its factories and how large should they be?

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