Question 1

________ is a reduction in inventory and safety stock because of the merging of variable demands from customers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is a reduction in inventory and...

Question 2

One dominant factor in locating manufacturing facilities is a favorable labor climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Table 13.3
Durham Toy, Inc. has five distribution centers at the location coordinates given as follows. The monthly demand at each center is also given.
  
-Pinkerton Company has four distribution centers located at the location coordinates given. The monthly demand at each center is also given.  
Assume that management is considering locating its new plant at distribution center A. What is the load-distance score, assuming rectilinear distance?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 33,000 
B)  greater than 33,000 but less than 33,500 
C)  greater than 33,500 but less than 34,000 
D)  greater than 34,000 
A)  less than 33,000 
B)  greater than 33,000 but less than 33,500 
C)  greater than 33,500 but less than 34,000 
D)  greater than 34,000

Question 4

Consider the transportation tableau shown below. What is the minimum cost of transporting the production from Ada, Bugtussle, and Choctaw to Durant, Edmond, and Foss if costs per unit are shown at the intersections of each location?

Accepted Answer

The optimal tableau is:
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Question 5

An important factor for locating new manufacturing plants is:

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity to customers. 
B)  location of competitors. 
C)  proximity to markets. 
D)  favorable labor climate. 
A)  proximity to customers. 
B)  location of competitors. 
C)  proximity to markets. 
D)  favorable labor climate.

Question 6

Because Geographical Information System (GIS) tools are primarily quantitative in nature, a firm's managerial criteria, such as proximity to major metropolitan areas, are not able to be included in the GIS analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Table 13.8
An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for Tim! to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow.
  
-An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for McIntosh Enterprises to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow:  
Plot the total cost curves in the chart provided and identify the range over which each location would be best. Then use break-even analysis to calculate exactly the break-even quantity that defines each range.
 
Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Location C is the best one if volumes are quite low. 
B)  Location A becomes the most expensive place to produce at volumes less than 10,000. 
C)  The break-even quantity between A and B is less than or equal to 17,000 units. 
D)  The break-even quantity between C and B is more than 30,000 units. 
A)  Location C is the best one if volumes are quite low. 
B)  Location A becomes the most expensive place to produce at volumes less than 10,000. 
C)  The break-even quantity between A and B is less than or equal to 17,000 units. 
D)  The break-even quantity between C and B is more than 30,000 units.

Question 8

Service location decisions are driven primarily by the operating costs at the locations under consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Table 13.3
Durham Toy, Inc. has five distribution centers at the location coordinates given as follows. The monthly demand at each center is also given.
  
-Use the information in Table 13.3. What are the x and y coordinates for the center of gravity?

Accepted Answer

A)  x ≥ 14, y ≥ 15 
B)  x < 14, y ≥ 15 
C)  x < 14, y < 15 
D)  x ≥ 14, y < 15 
A)  x ≥ 14, y ≥ 15 
B)  x < 14, y ≥ 15 
C)  x < 14, y < 15 
D)  x ≥ 14, y < 15

Question 10

Which of these is not a common functionality of a GIS?

Accepted Answer

A)  data storage 
B)  communication 
C)  map display 
D)  modeling 
A)  data storage 
B)  communication 
C)  map display 
D)  modeling

Question 11

Table 13.6
Union Fork, Inc. has five distribution centers located at the location coordinates given as follows. The demand at each center is also given.
  
-Use the information in Table 13.6. Assume that two plants, rather than one, are to be located. Plant 1 serves distribution centers A, B, and C. Plant 2 serves distribution centers D and E. What is the center of gravity for plant 1?

Accepted Answer

A)  x ≥ 4, y ≥ 7 
B)  x ≥ 4, y ≤ 7 
C)  x ≤ 4, y ≥ 7 
D)  x ≤ 4, y ≤ 7 
A)  x ≥ 4, y ≥ 7 
B)  x ≥ 4, y ≤ 7 
C)  x ≤ 4, y ≥ 7 
D)  x ≤ 4, y ≤ 7

Question 12

Table 13.11
The Neale Company has four distribution centers (A, B, C, and D) that require monthly shipments of 30,000, 24,000, 36,000, and 24,000 gallons of diesel fuel per month, respectively. Three wholesalers (1, 2, and 3) are willing to supply up to 36,000, 48,000 and 30,000 gallons, respectively. Total costs (in $) for both shipping and price per gallon follow. A transportation method tableau is provided below.
  
-Use the information in Table 13.11. Which of the following statements about this scenario is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  A dummy warehouse is required to complete the analysis. 
B)  It costs $2 per gallon to ship from Wholesaler 3 to Distribution Center D. 
C)  It costs $2 per gallon to ship one gallon from Wholesaler 2 to Distribution Center C. 
D)  It costs $2 per gallon to ship 20,000 gallons from Wholesaler 1 to Distribution Center D. 
A)  A dummy warehouse is required to complete the analysis. 
B)  It costs $2 per gallon to ship from Wholesaler 3 to Distribution Center D. 
C)  It costs $2 per gallon to ship one gallon from Wholesaler 2 to Distribution Center C. 
D)  It costs $2 per gallon to ship 20,000 gallons from Wholesaler 1 to Distribution Center D.

Question 13

Table 13.8
An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for Tim! to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow.
  
-A dummy plant is useful for problems where the sum of the plant capacities equals the sum of the demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Traffic flows are one dominant factor in locating manufacturing location.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

________ is a reduction in inventory and safety stock because of the merging of variable demands from customers.

One dominant factor in locating manufacturing facilities is a favorable labor climate.

Consider the transportation tableau shown below. What is the minimum cost of transporting the production from Ada, Bugtussle, and Choctaw to Durant, Edmond, and Foss if costs per unit are shown at the intersections of each location?

An important factor for locating new manufacturing plants is:

Because Geographical Information System (GIS) tools are primarily quantitative in nature, a firm's managerial criteria, such as proximity to major metropolitan areas, are not able to be included in the GIS analysis.

Service location decisions are driven primarily by the operating costs at the locations under consideration.

Table 13.3 Durham Toy, Inc. has five distribution centers at the location coordinates given as follows. The monthly demand at each center is also given. -Use the information in Table 13.3. What are the x and y coordinates for the center of gravity?

Which of these is not a common functionality of a GIS?

Table 13.8 An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for Tim! to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow. -A dummy plant is useful for problems where the sum of the plant capacities equals the sum of the demands.

Traffic flows are one dominant factor in locating manufacturing location.

Using Operations to Create Value

Process Strategy and Analysis

Quality and Performance

Capacity Planning

Constraint Management

Lean Systems

Project Management

Forecasting

Inventory Management

Operations Planning and Scheduling

Resource Planning

Supply Chain Design

Supply Chain Integration

Supply Chain Sustainability

Supplement A Decision Making

Supplement J Operations Scheduling

Supplement K Layout

Supplement B Waiting Lines

Supplement C Special Inventory Models

Supplement D Linear Programming

Supplement E Simulation

Supplement F Financial Analysis

Supplement G Acceptance Sampling Plans

Supplement H Measuring Output Rates

Supplement I Learning Curve Analysis

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Exam 13: Supply Chain Logistic Networks

________ is a reduction in inventory and safety stock because of the merging of variable demands from customers.

One dominant factor in locating manufacturing facilities is a favorable labor climate.

Consider the transportation tableau shown below. What is the minimum cost of transporting the production from Ada, Bugtussle, and Choctaw to Durant, Edmond, and Foss if costs per unit are shown at the intersections of each location?

An important factor for locating new manufacturing plants is:

Because Geographical Information System (GIS) tools are primarily quantitative in nature, a firm's managerial criteria, such as proximity to major metropolitan areas, are not able to be included in the GIS analysis.

Service location decisions are driven primarily by the operating costs at the locations under consideration.

Table 13.3 Durham Toy, Inc. has five distribution centers at the location coordinates given as follows. The monthly demand at each center is also given. -Use the information in Table 13.3. What are the x and y coordinates for the center of gravity?

Which of these is not a common functionality of a GIS?

Table 13.8 An operations manager has narrowed down the search for a new plant for Tim! to three locations. Fixed and variable costs follow. -A dummy plant is useful for problems where the sum of the plant capacities equals the sum of the demands.

Traffic flows are one dominant factor in locating manufacturing location.

Using Operations to Create Value

Process Strategy and Analysis

Quality and Performance

Capacity Planning

Constraint Management

Lean Systems

Project Management

Forecasting

Inventory Management

Operations Planning and Scheduling

Resource Planning

Supply Chain Design

Supply Chain Integration

Supply Chain Sustainability

Supplement A Decision Making

Supplement J Operations Scheduling

Supplement K Layout

Supplement B Waiting Lines

Supplement C Special Inventory Models

Supplement D Linear Programming

Supplement E Simulation

Supplement F Financial Analysis

Supplement G Acceptance Sampling Plans

Supplement H Measuring Output Rates

Supplement I Learning Curve Analysis

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