Operations Management
Operations Management
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780135173626
Author: HEIZER, Jay, RENDER, Barry, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Textbook Question
Book Icon
Chapter C, Problem 11P

Question:

•• C.12 Dana Johnson Corp. is considering adding a fourth plant to its three existing facilities in Decatur, Minneapolis, and Carbondale. Both St. Louis and East St. Louis are being considered. Evaluating only the transportation costs per unit as shown in the table, decide which site is best.

Chapter C, Problem 11P, Question:  C.12 Dana Johnson Corp. is considering adding a fourth plant to its three existing

•• C.13 Using the data from Problem C.12 and the unit production costs in the following table, show which locations yield the lowest cost.

LOCATION PRODUCTION COSTS ($)
Decatur $50
Minneapolis 60
Carbondale 70
  East St. Louis 40
  St. Louis 50
Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
QUESTION 21. Mr. Jack is in the process of expanding his manufacturing business. He decided to opena plant in the coming year. He has four locations in mind. The costs information forthese locations is in the following table. Location A B C D Fixed Costs 60,000 80,000 100,000 130,000 Variable costs/unit 30 20 15 10  a.i. Write an equation to represent the total costs for each location. ii. Draw the total costs lines for each location on the same axes. (Use output rangesof 200, 400, 600, 800 etc. and intervals of $50,000 on the Y axis. iii. Over what range of output is location A the most preferred location? iv. Over what range of output is location B the most preferred location?v. Over what range of output is location C the most preferred location? b. A food manufacturer wants to locate a warehouse to serve its major customers.The customers, annual volume and the X and Y coordinates are shown in thetable below. Customer Annual Volume X-Coordinate Y-Coordinate Judy Inc 25…
Question 1. Mr. Jack is in the process of expanding his manufacturing business. He decided to open a plant in the coming year. He has four locations in mind. The costs information for these locations is in the following table.Locations A B C DFixed Costs 60,000 80,000 100,000 130,000Variable Costs/unit30 20 15 10 i.    Write an equation to represent the total costs for each location.ii. Draw the total costs lines for each location on the same axes. (Use output ranges of 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000 etc. and intervals of $50,000 on the Y axis.iii. Over what range of output is location A the most preferred location?iv. Over what range of output is location B the most preferred location?v. Over what range of output is location C the most preferred location?
QUESTION 7 Kelly Holiday Tavel Ltd is deciding which destination to award its “holiday site of the year” award to. It has compiled the following information and assigned weightings to reflect how important each factor is to its customers. All numbers are percentages. Which destination will win the award?   Safety Culture Food Acapulco 50 70 80 Moscow 5 60 40 Romford 20 10 20 Toronto 80 50 60 WEIGHT 25 50 25       A. Acapulco   B. Moscow   C. Romford   D. Toronto
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Operations Management
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:Cengage,
Text book image
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:9781259667473
Author:William J Stevenson
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi...
Operations Management
ISBN:9781259666100
Author:F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Business in Action
Operations Management
ISBN:9780135198100
Author:BOVEE
Publisher:PEARSON CO
Text book image
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:9781285869681
Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi...
Operations Management
ISBN:9781478623069
Author:Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:Waveland Press, Inc.
Inventory Management | Concepts, Examples and Solved Problems; Author: Dr. Bharatendra Rai;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n9NLZTIlz8;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY