Operations Management
Operations Management
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Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 20P

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To determine: The map coordinates where the hub should be located.

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To determine: The change in coordinates.

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Rauschenberg Manufacturing is investigating which locations would best position its new plant relative to three important customers (located in cities A, B, and C). As shown in the table below, all three customers require multiple daily deliveries. Management limited the search for this plant to those three locations and compiled the following information: Location Coordinates (miles) Deliveries per day A (300,100) 4 В (400,200) 8 (200,400) 6 a. Which of these three locations yields the smallest load-distance score, based on Euclidean distances? Location V yields the smallest load-distance score of. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) b. Which of these locations is best, based on rectilinear distances? Location V is the best, yielding a load-distance score of (Enter your response as a whole number.) c. What are the coordinates of the center of gravity? The center of gravity is x = miles, y miles. (Enter your responses rounded to one decimal place.)
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Which of the following technique emphasizes transportation cost in the determination of facility location?(a) Location rating factor technique(b) Transportation technique(c) Centre-of-gravity technique(d) Both (b) and (c)
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