Figure A-2. Location of Impound Points in Supply Band II. 

 5,000 Lb. Per Square Mile Per Year Density Level. 



Hm of suppW 



It is assumed that all poultry to be assembled is, day by day, aggre- 

 gated at some impound point in each of the applicable production bands. 

 The impound point on the average is located somewhere off the radial 

 road, meaning that its road distance is the summation of the radial and 

 the lateral distance. 



In any of the production bands, the lateral distance from a radial 

 road to an average location between two radial roads will diminish as 

 the number of radial roads increases. Counting the number of roads lead- 

 ing from a center that follow a radius is difficult. As a first approxima- 

 tion the locations of processing plants are assumed to have at least four 

 such radial roads. Using this number, the map in Figure A-3 was con- 

 structed. This is not part of the analysis of assembly costs, it is a sim- 

 plified illustration. The outer rim of the supply band ( Q ) is 60 miles 

 from the center and the inner rim (N) is 40 miles from the center. 

 Using the equation developed above, the average location of flocks will 

 be 51 miles from the plant or 11 miles inside the band. All the poultry 

 on the average is located on the center circle (P) in Figure A-3. 



For any one day's pickup it is assumed that all the poultry in the 

 band is located at one impound point. This impound point must be some- 

 where on or between two radial roads from the plant. Since the pickup 



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