Deck 15: Location, Logistics, and Product Returns

Question 1

Bubba Bradman wanted to locate a new carburetor shop in the Midwest region of the United States. The following potential locations, factors, and weights were decided upon:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Peoria.

A)85.90
B)88.30
C)91.70
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Answer 1

85.90

Question 2

Bubba Bradman wanted to locate a new carburetor shop in the Midwest region of the United States. The following potential locations, factors, and weights were decided upon:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Kalamazoo.

A)85.90
B)88.30
C)91.70
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Answer 2

88.30

Question 3

Bubba Bradman wanted to locate a new carburetor shop in the Midwest region of the United States. The following potential locations, factors, and weights were decided upon:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Dayton.

A)85.90
B)88.30
C)91.70
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Answer 3

91.70

Question 4

Bubba Bradman wanted to locate a new carburetor shop in the Midwest region of the United States. The following potential locations, factors, and weights were decided upon:


-Based on the weighted-factor computations, where should Bubba decide to locate?

A)Peoria
B)Kalamazoo
C)Dayton
D)Neither, as each location has a total score below 100.
E)Need additional information to decide

Question 5

The following factors are being used to evaluate four potential country locations for the international expansion of operations of a major U.S. equipment manufacturer:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Brazil.

A)85.00
B)82.05
C)90.75
D)86.50
E)100

Question 6

The following factors are being used to evaluate four potential country locations for the international expansion of operations of a major U.S. equipment manufacturer:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for China.

A)85.00
B)82.05
C)90.75
D)86.50
E)100

Question 7

The following factors are being used to evaluate four potential country locations for the international expansion of operations of a major U.S. equipment manufacturer:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Canada.

A)85.00
B)82.05
C)90.75
D)86.50
E)100

Question 8

The following factors are being used to evaluate four potential country locations for the international expansion of operations of a major U.S. equipment manufacturer:


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Mexico.

A)85.00
B)82.05
C)90.75
D)86.50
E)100

Question 9

The following factors are being used to evaluate four potential country locations for the international expansion of operations of a major U.S. equipment manufacturer:


-Based on the weighted-factor computations, where should the equipment manufacturer expand?

A)Canada
B)Mexico
C)China
D)Brazil
E)Neither, as each location have total scores below 100

Question 10

Lauren Industries wants to open a warehouse in the U.S. northwest. The location factors, weights, and potential locations are shown below.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Olympia.

A)86.50
B)93.40
C)91.30
D)89.30
E)100

Question 11

Lauren Industries wants to open a warehouse in the U.S. northwest. The location factors, weights, and potential locations are shown below.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Salem.

A)86.50
B)93.40
C)91.30
D)89.30
E)100

Question 12

Lauren Industries wants to open a warehouse in the U.S. northwest. The location factors, weights, and potential locations are shown below.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Boise.

A)86.50
B)93.40
C)91.30
D)89.30
E)100

Question 13

Lauren Industries wants to open a warehouse in the U.S. northwest. The location factors, weights, and potential locations are shown below.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Helena.

A)86.50
B)93.40
C)91.30
D)89.30
E)100

Question 14

Lauren Industries wants to open a warehouse in the U.S. northwest. The location factors, weights, and potential locations are shown below.


-Based on the weighted-factor computations, where should Lauren Industries decide to locate?

A)Olympia
B)Salem
C)Boise
D)Helena
E)Neither, as each location have total scores below 100

Question 15

The following factors are being used to evaluate three potential country locations for the Hope Machineries Co.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Argentina.

A)90.25
B)88.80
C)84.00
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Question 16

The following factors are being used to evaluate three potential country locations for the Hope Machineries Co.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Mexico.

A)90.25
B)88.80
C)84.00
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Question 17

The following factors are being used to evaluate three potential country locations for the Hope Machineries Co.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for Cuba.

A)90.25
B)88.80
C)84.00
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Question 18

The following factors are being used to evaluate three potential country locations for the Hope Machineries Co.


-Based on the weighted-factor computations, where should Hope Machineries Co. decide to locate?

A)Argentina
B)Mexico
C)Cuba
D)Neither, as each location has a total score below 100.
E)Need additional information to decide

Question 19

Rebecca wants to go to college to study supply chain and operations management and has several places in mind. She has listed the important factors and their weights and then performed enough research to determine the relative scores for the institutions using a 100-point scale.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for the University of Akron.

A)88.00
B)88.75
C)93.00
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Question 20

Rebecca wants to go to college to study supply chain and operations management and has several places in mind. She has listed the important factors and their weights and then performed enough research to determine the relative scores for the institutions using a 100-point scale.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for the University of Nevada, Reno.

A)88.00
B)88.75
C)93.00
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Question 21

Rebecca wants to go to college to study supply chain and operations management and has several places in mind. She has listed the important factors and their weights and then performed enough research to determine the relative scores for the institutions using a 100-point scale.


-Calculate the total weighted-factor score for the University of West Florida.

A)88.00
B)88.75
C)93.00
D)100
E)Need additional information to compute the total weighted-factor score

Question 22

Rebecca wants to go to college to study supply chain and operations management and has several places in mind. She has listed the important factors and their weights and then performed enough research to determine the relative scores for the institutions using a 100-point scale.


-Based on the weighted-factor computations, which college should Rebecca favor?

A)University of West Florida
B)University of Nevada, Reno
C)University of Akron
D)Neither, as each location has a total score below 100.
E)Need additional information to decide

Question 23

The Nashville Jam and Jelly Co. has four markets they wish to serve with a centrally located distribution center. The (X,Y) coordinates, in miles, for the four markets are: M1 = (300,650); M2 = (700,550); M3 = (350,475); and M4 = (750,325). The projected annual demand for each of the markets is: V₁ = 3,500 units, V₂ = 2,950 units, V₃ = 1,800 units_, and V₄ = 1,500 units.

-Calculate the X-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the centroid method.

A)499 miles
B)399 miles
C)549 miles
D)349 miles
E)749 miles

Question 24

The Nashville Jam and Jelly Co. has four markets they wish to serve with a centrally located distribution center. The (X,Y) coordinates, in miles, for the four markets are: M1 = (300,650); M2 = (700,550); M3 = (350,475); and M4 = (750,325). The projected annual demand for each of the markets is: V₁ = 3,500 units, V₂ = 2,950 units, V₃ = 1,800 units_, and V₄ = 1,500 units.

-Calculate the Y-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the centroid method.

A)317 miles
B)637 miles
C)537 miles
D)467 miles
E)487 miles

Question 25

Elyria Warehousing desired to locate a central warehouse to serve five Ohio markets. Placed on a grid system, its five markets had coordinates and demand as shown below.


-Calculate the X-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the center-of-gravity technique.

A)49 miles
B)119 miles
C)159 miles
D)89 miles
E)129 miles

Question 26

Elyria Warehousing desired to locate a central warehouse to serve five Ohio markets. Placed on a grid system, its five markets had coordinates and demand as shown below.


-Calculate the Y-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the center-of-gravity technique.

A)69 miles
B)131 miles
C)53 miles
D)197 miles
E)171 miles

Question 27

A producer of action figures is in a quandary about where to locate a central warehouse that will serve all of their regional centers for the coming millennium. They have predicted average annual demands for the following locations in the table.


-Calculate the X-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the center-of-gravity technique.

A)0.48
B)7.32
C)4.67
D)8.29
E)6.45

Question 28

A producer of action figures is in a quandary about where to locate a central warehouse that will serve all of their regional centers for the coming millennium. They have predicted average annual demands for the following locations in the table.


-Calculate the Y-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the center-of-gravity technique.

A)5.33
B)4.63
C)7.76
D)5.88
E)4.25

Question 29

Dansville Cabinets is considering a new warehouse to serve its major markets. You are provided the following:


-Calculate the X-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the centroid method.

A)42.37
B)8.67
C)43.42
D)47.65
E)83.19

Question 30

Dansville Cabinets is considering a new warehouse to serve its major markets. You are provided the following:


-Calculate the Y-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the centroid method.

A)39.38
B)13.93
C)41.74
D)79.43
E)32.65

Question 31

A company finds the following information about its customers and their locations: Calculate the center of gravity.

A)X = 58.33, Y = 61.66
B)X = 52.5; Y = 57.5
C)X = 56.66; Y = 61.66.
D)X = 52.5; Y = 57.5.
E)Cannot be determined

Question 32

Buehler Industries wants to locate a warehouse to serve their major customers that are shown in the table. What is the location that will minimize the transportation costs for their family of products?

A)Near (3, 4)
B)Near (4, 5)
C)Near (5, 6)
D)Near (6, 5)
E)Cannot be determined

Question 33

There are three markets to be served by Portage Distributing Co. The company desires to centrally locate the facility to minimize transportation costs. The (X,Y) coordinates in miles to the center of each market from a grid overlaying the markets are: M1 = (21,76); M2 = (47,33); and M3 = (67,15). The forecasted demands over the next five years for each market are: M1 = 8,900 units; M2 = 12,100 units; and M3 = 16,000 units.

-Calculate the X-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the center-of-gravity technique.

A)20.75
B)43.28
C)49.39
D)66.56
E)38.51

Question 34

There are three markets to be served by Portage Distributing Co. The company desires to centrally locate the facility to minimize transportation costs. The (X,Y) coordinates in miles to the center of each market from a grid overlaying the markets are: M1 = (21,76); M2 = (47,33); and M3 = (67,15). The forecasted demands over the next five years for each market are: M1 = 8,900 units; M2 = 12,100 units; and M3 = 16,000 units.

-Calculate the Y-coordinate of the center-of-gravity location using the center-of-gravity technique.

A)35.56
B)41.81
C)68.42
D)32.94
E)14.25

Question 35

A repair parts supplier has three industrial customers located southern Pennsylvania. They wish to build a centralized distribution center to serve the three customers. The locations of the three customers and their part volume requirements are shown below. Use the center-of-gravity method to determine the location for the distribution center. Calculate the center of gravity.

A)X = 39.77, Y = 71.57
B)X = 88.67; Y = 63.67
C)X = 53.47; Y = 71.17
D)X = 63.67; Y = 88.67
E)Cannot be determined

Question 36

Agona Exotic Car Co. wants to better centralize their warehouses from 5 to 3. They currently have approximately 400 cars in their 5 warehouses. What should be their new total number of cars, to keep their current service level?

A)400
B)310
C)516
D)666
E)240

Question 37

Agona Exotic Car Co. wants to better centralize their warehouses from 5 to 3. They currently have approximately 400 cars in their 5 warehouses. What is their inventory reduction, to keep their current service level?

A)40.00%
B)66.67%
C)29.10%
D)22.54%
E)No change

Question 38

Sandy Clearwater and Sons currently owns 2 warehouses in Albany and Charlotte to store its products before shipping them out to various retail customers across the eastern United States. The owner is considering changing to 1 centralized warehouse in Richmond to service all of their retail customers and is curious to know the impact this will have on their system inventories. Their current average inventory level is approximately 3,300 units at each warehouse. They have found that this level of stock will result in warehouse stockouts approximately 1% of the time.

-Calculate the inventory level at the centralized location in order to keep their current service level.

A)2,333
B)1,650
C)3,300
D)6,600
E)4,667

Question 39

Sandy Clearwater and Sons currently owns 2 warehouses in Albany and Charlotte to store its products before shipping them out to various retail customers across the eastern United States. The owner is considering changing to 1 centralized warehouse in Richmond to service all of their retail customers and is curious to know the impact this will have on their system inventories. Their current average inventory level is approximately 3,300 units at each warehouse. They have found that this level of stock will result in warehouse stockouts approximately 1% of the time.

-What is their inventory reduction, in order to keep their current service level?

A)100.00%
B)50.00%
C)29.29%
D)41.42%
E)No change

Question 40

Garret Carpet Inc. desires to increase its warehouses from 3 to 5 in their market areas, and the manager wants to know the impact this will have on their system inventories. Their current average inventory level is approximately 2,000 units at each of the 3 warehouses.

-Use the square root rule to calculate the new inventory level needed to maintain the same level of stockouts.

A)3,600
B)2,000
C)4,800
D)6,000
E)7,746

Question 41

Garret Carpet Inc. desires to increase its warehouses from 3 to 5 in their market areas, and the manager wants to know the impact this will have on their system inventories. Their current average inventory level is approximately 2,000 units at each of the 3 warehouses.

-Using the same information, if Garett's instead preferred to go with 2 centrally located warehouses, how would this impact system inventories?

A)2,450
B)4,899
C)4,500
D)6,000
E)7,348

Question 42

For the following warehouse system information, determine the average inventory levels (inventory level at each warehouse) required to maintain the same customer service levels. Current system: 8 warehouses with 1,000 units at each warehouse. The new system will have 5 warehouses.

A)6,325
B)1,265
C)1,600
D)2,560
E)8,000

Question 43

For the following warehouse system information, determine the average inventory levels (inventory level at each warehouse) required to maintain the same customer service levels. Current system: 8 warehouses with 1,000 units at each warehouse. The new system will have 10 warehouses.

A)1,000
B)8,000
C)1,600
D)894
E)8,944

Question 44

Supernova Rubber Co. wants to switch to a more decentralized warehousing system. They currently have 1 central warehouse with 20,000 tires. If they go to a 5-warehouse system, what would be the impact on inventory, given that they wish to maintain the same stockout levels?

A)63,246
B)20,000
C)52,915
D)34,641
E)44,721

Question 45

Supernova Rubber Co. wants to switch to a more decentralized warehousing system. They currently have 1 central warehouse with 20,000 tires. If they go to a 7-warehouse system, what would be the impact on inventory, given that they wish to maintain the same stockout levels?

A)63,246
B)20,000
C)52,915
D)34,641
E)44,721

Question 46

Supernova Rubber Co. wants to switch to a more decentralized warehousing system. They currently have 1 central warehouse with 20,000 tires. If they go to a 10-warehouse system, what would be the impact on inventory, given that they wish to maintain the same stockout levels?

A)63,246
B)20,000
C)52,915
D)34,641
E)44,721

Question 47

Supernova Rubber Co. wants to switch to a more decentralized warehousing system. They currently have 1 central warehouse with 15,000 tires. If they go to a 10-warehouse system, what would be the impact on inventory, given that they wish to maintain the same stockout levels?

A)63,246
B)47,434
C)39,686
D)34,641
E)44,721

Question 48

Supernova Rubber Co. wants to switch to a more decentralized warehousing system. They currently have 1 central warehouse with 15,000 tires. If they go to a 7-warehouse system, what would be the impact on inventory, given that they wish to maintain the same stockout levels?

A)63,246
B)47,434
C)39,686
D)34,641
E)44,721

Question 49

Supernova Rubber Co. wants to switch to a more decentralized warehousing system. They currently have 1 central warehouse with 15,000 tires. If they go to a 5-warehouse system, what would be the impact on inventory, given that they wish to maintain the same stockout levels?

A)63,246
B)47,434
C)39,686
D)34,641
E)33,541