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Firestone Tire Company Case Study using Grid method
Please see case study "Fireside Tire Company" ( file attached) and answer the following Case Questions (file attached).
1. Base on the available information, is Atlanta the best location for a distribution center to serve the southeastern region? If not, what would you recommend?
2. The Fireside transportation department projects a 25% rate increase in 2013 from all of its transportation providers. How will this affect the southeastern location?
3. Marketing anticipates that the Raleigh/Durham market will grow by 3,000 cwt in 2014, and that Fireside will serve the growth from Allentown. How will this affect Atlanta as a location?
Please show any applicable computation work and cite outside sources. I have also included an examples of the grid method from the textbook please ensure the format is similar in the response(s).