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Chapter 8, Problem 1.3VC
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
The director of marketing department is looking for a new site that will maximize the sales at new stores while cannibalizing the sales at the existing locations. The availability of powerful software att allows to select a site in few minutes is what changed over the years.
They have partnered with a software provider to find the alternative for a new store location. The spot selected for the new location is based on many factors such as visibility and near to real estate and others.
To determine: Which three classes has the most restaurants.
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Factor(100 points each)
Weight
A
B
C
Convenience
0.15
86
75
80
Parking facilities
0.2
70
86
96
Display area
0.18
88
90
91
Shopper traffic
0.27
86
90
95
Operating costs
0.1
95
91
96
Neighborhood
0.1
88
88
91
1.00
A. Using the above factor ratings, calculate the composite score for each location. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)
Location Composite score
A ______________
B ________________
C ________________
LOCATION STRATEGIES
1. The supply supervisor of Atlantic Mountain Bike the best location for the company' distribution
center in Europe. There are 6 branches to be served by the distribution center. Details
summarized below
Data Summary
Volume shipped Distance from
Origin
Location
East
North
Vienna
2,060
38
98
Rome
3,160
47
70
Athens
1,760
83
21
Sofia
1,490
133
107
Budapest
2,520
105
89
Oslo
1,230
76
125
Compute for the Locational Break-Even Analysis
A supply chain manager faced with choosing among four possible locations has assessed each location according to the following criteria, where the weights reflect the importance of the criteria.
2
3
4
-Select-
is the best location and -Select-
-Select-
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Location 4
Criteria
Raw material availability
Infrastructure
Transportation costs
Using this information, determine the best and the worst location. Round your answers to two decimal places.
Location Total Points
1
is the worst location.
Labor relations
Quality of life
Weight
0.11
0.13
0.23
0.23
0.30
1
VG
G
P
G
G
W
Location
2
OK
OK
OK
P
VG
3
OK
VG
OK
VG
G
VG Very good 5 pts; G = Good 4 pts; OK = Acceptable 3 pts; P = Poor 1 pt.
4
OK
OK
G
VG
OK
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MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management
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