Exam 13: Supply Chain Logistic Networks

Table 13.4 Royal Flush Plumbing Supplies has the following demand forecasts for the five markets that it serves: -Use the information in Table 13.4.If Royal Flush decides to locate a warehouse at market D,what is the total load-distance score? (Use rectilinear distance. )

Table 13.5 Paul's Pretzels manufactures and distributes gourmet pretzels for limited retail sales.Paul has determined the "demand points" and their relative locations as follows: -Use the information in Table 13.5.If Paul desires to locate a manufacturing facility at the center of gravity,what would be the x and y coordinates of the facility?

The transportation method provides optimal solutions for minimization of shipping costs in multiple facility location problems.

The transportation method of production planning is a special case of:

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

As legend has it,Buddhist monks trained monkeys to deftly gather the youngest leaves from the tops of wild tea trees.The monkey -harvested leaves are unbroken and evenly sized to create the finest oolong tea in the world.There are five plantations that use monkeys for this task and four tea centers where the leaves must be shipped.The cost to send a kilogram of leaves from each plantation to each tea center is shown in the table.Note that supply equals demand in this scenario.What is the optimal shipping scheme such that the total transportation cost is minimized?

The transportation method is customarily used to minimize transportation costs between sources of supply and sinks of demand.How could this model be used in other areas of operations management to maximize profit? Provide examples.

Table 13.1 Four departments are located in adjacent bays in the same loading dock.The distance between adjacent bays is 30 feet,the distance between bays separated by another (Alpha and Charlie,Bravo and Delta)is 60 feet,and the distance between Alpha and Delta is 90 feet.Material flows (loads)between departments are shown in the Table below. -Use the data in Table 13.1.What is the load distance score for locations Alpha,Bravo,Charlie and Delta? Once your calculation is complete,how might the assignment of departments be improved?

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. -Use the information in Table 13.8 to address this question.For what range of output is each location superior?

Table 13.1 Four departments are located in adjacent bays in the same loading dock.The distance between adjacent bays is 30 feet,the distance between bays separated by another (Alpha and Charlie,Bravo and Delta)is 60 feet,and the distance between Alpha and Delta is 90 feet.Material flows (loads)between departments are shown in the Table below. -Use the information from Table 13.1.Calculate the load distance for location Alpha.

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.What can be said about a plan that ships 18,000 gallons from 1 to C;18,000 gallons from 1 to D;30,000 gallons from 2 to A;18,000 gallons from 2 to C;24,000 gallons from 3 to B;and 30,000 from 3 to D?

Cornelius Controlfreak insisted that his manufacturing plant also be the sole location for all finished goods inventory.If any customer placed an order,they knew it would come from the only place on Earth that had a ready supply,Cornelius' plant warehouse.________ was alive and well thanks to this approach.

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

Excel Products is planning a new warehouse to serve the Southeast.Locations A,B,and C are under consideration.Fixed and variable costs follow. For what range of volume is each location the best?