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Conduct an initial scenario cost anlaysis that will determine the optimal location for the new contract manufacturer. Take only into consideration the constraints and data that have been provided. Of the 26 locations that Jim and Phil tried, include at least 15 of them in your analysis . Des Moines, Iowa, should be included for comparison purposes (as being closest to Marshalltown). Additionally, include at least two of your own possible locations.
Please list assumptons. Some assumptions will need to be made on your own to compete the analysis (such as distance between facilties). Examples of costs that were not provided and can be ignored are labor and warehousing costs.