Question 1

Which of the following usually is an advantage of on-site expansion,compared to building a new facility?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced construction time and costs 
B) focused facility 
C) simplified production control 
D) reduced transportation cost 
A) reduced construction time and costs 
B) focused facility 
C) simplified production control 
D) reduced transportation cost

Question 2

Which of the following invalidates any analysis using the transportation method?

Accepted Answer

A) unequal supply and demand amounts 
B) more sources than destinations 
C) more destinations than sources 
D) lack of a linear increase in shipping costs 
A) unequal supply and demand amounts 
B) more sources than destinations 
C) more destinations than sources 
D) lack of a linear increase in shipping costs

Question 3

List four of the six dominant factors in locating manufacturing facilities,as discussed in the book.

Accepted Answer

Choices include favorable labo

Question 4

If the total supply does not equal the total number of units demanded,then the modeler should use a(n)________ warehouse as part of the transportation method.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If the total supply does not equal...

Question 5

If the customer must be physically present at the process,location is an important issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

When outbound transportation costs are a dominant factor,manufacturing facilities should be located close to suppliers and resources needed for production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Table 11.6
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 11.6.Assume that two plants,rather than one,are to be locate.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 D) x < 4,y < 7 A) x > 4,y > 7 B) x > 4,y 7 D) x < 4,y < 7

Question 9

A manufacturer's research and development center must expand by building a new facility.The search has been narrowed to five locations,all of which are acceptable to management.The assessment of these sites is being made on the basis of the five subjective location factors that follow.Management has agreed to use a five-point scale (Excellent = 5,and Poor = 1)to quantify and compare their subjective opinions about the relative goodness of the sites.The weight reflects the importance of each factor in the decision.   Calculate the weighted score for each alternative.Which location would you recommend?

Accepted Answer

@#IMG-DLM& Location

Question 10

Table 11.6
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 11.6.What is the total load-distance score for the two plants if Plant 1 is located at the center of gravity serving A,B,and C,and Plant 2 is at the center of gravity serving D and E? (Assume Euclidean,or straight line,distance. )

Accepted Answer

A) less than or equal to 240 
B) more than 240 but less than or equal to 260 
C) more than 260 but less than or equal to 280 
D) more than 280 
A) less than or equal to 240 
B) more than 240 but less than or equal to 260 
C) more than 260 but less than or equal to 280 
D) more than 280

Question 11

Traffic flows are one dominant factor in locating manufacturing location.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When using Geographical Information System (GIS)tools to solve multiple-facility location problems,an analyst may also use load-distance scores and center of gravity data to arrive at trial locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A veterinarian with a GIS plans to locate her clinic roughly in the middle of a large southwestern farming area.The locations of the major ranches in the area and the number of head of cattle each has are shown in the table.
   What is the center of gravity?

Accepted Answer

@#IMG-DLM& Latitude = 74016.83

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

The logic of the transportation method w

Question 15

Break-even analysis can help a manager compare location alternatives on the basis of quantitative factors that can be expressed in terms of total cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Table 11.10
Sagebrush Company has four warehouses (A,B,C,and D)that require monthly shipments of 250,200,300,and 200 units per month,respectively.Its three plants (1,2,and 3)have monthly capacities of 300,400,and 450,respectively.Plant capacities,warehouse needs and shipping costs (in $)are shown in the following initial transportation method tableau.For example,the shipping cost from Plant 1 to Warehouse A is $17 per unit.A second table showing POM for Windows results from running this transportation problem is shown below the tableau.  
-Use the information in Table 11.10.Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The plants have 200 more units of capacity than the warehouses need. 
B) All of the four warehouses' needs are satisfied by the solution shown. 
C) Total production by the three plants is 950 units. 
D) The total production from plant #3 is 450 units. 
A) The plants have 200 more units of capacity than the warehouses need. 
B) All of the four warehouses' needs are satisfied by the solution shown. 
C) Total production by the three plants is 950 units. 
D) The total production from plant #3 is 450 units.

Question 17

Table 11.6
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 11.6.What is the total load-distance score for the two plants if Plant 1 is located at the center of gravity serving distribution centers A,B,and C,and Plant 2 is located at the center of gravity serving D and E? (Assume rectilinear distance. )

Accepted Answer

A) less than or equal to 300 
B) more than 300 but less than or equal to 350 
C) more than 350 but less than or equal to 400 
D) more than 400 
A) less than or equal to 300 
B) more than 300 but less than or equal to 350 
C) more than 350 but less than or equal to 400 
D) more than 400

Question 18

Which of the following statements about locating facilities in the service sector is best?

Accepted Answer

A) The factors that apply to manufacturing firms often also apply to service facilities,but the impact of the location on sales and customer satisfaction is an important addition. 
B) Management should avoid locating facilities where competitors are already well established,as illustrated by new car showrooms. 
C) Creating a critical mass is a strategy that avoids locating near competing firms. 
D) "Site specific" factors are the main reason for locating warehousing and distribution operations near the customer. 
A) The factors that apply to manufacturing firms often also apply to service facilities,but the impact of the location on sales and customer satisfaction is an important addition. 
B) Management should avoid locating facilities where competitors are already well established,as illustrated by new car showrooms. 
C) Creating a critical mass is a strategy that avoids locating near competing firms. 
D) "Site specific" factors are the main reason for locating warehousing and distribution operations near the customer.

Question 19

Which of the location decision tools is the most objective and can be used by the greatest number of decision makers to arrive at the same site decision? Which of the location decision tools would result in the least consistent choice when used by different decision makers? Explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

Optimization is most objective

Question 20

The objective of the load-distance method is to minimize the ________ into and out of the facility.

Accepted Answer

total weig

Exam 11: Supply Chain Location Decisions

Which of the following usually is an advantage of on-site expansion,compared to building a new facility?

Which of the following invalidates any analysis using the transportation method?

List four of the six dominant factors in locating manufacturing facilities,as discussed in the book.

If the total supply does not equal the total number of units demanded,then the modeler should use a(n)________ warehouse as part of the transportation method.

If the customer must be physically present at the process,location is an important issue.

An important factor for locating new manufacturing plants is:

When outbound transportation costs are a dominant factor,manufacturing facilities should be located close to suppliers and resources needed for production.

Traffic flows are one dominant factor in locating manufacturing location.

When using Geographical Information System (GIS)tools to solve multiple-facility location problems,an analyst may also use load-distance scores and center of gravity data to arrive at trial locations.

A veterinarian with a GIS plans to locate her clinic roughly in the middle of a large southwestern farming area.The locations of the major ranches in the area and the number of head of cattle each has are shown in the table. What is the center of gravity?

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.

Break-even analysis can help a manager compare location alternatives on the basis of quantitative factors that can be expressed in terms of total cost.

Which of the following statements about locating facilities in the service sector is best?

Which of the location decision tools is the most objective and can be used by the greatest number of decision makers to arrive at the same site decision? Which of the location decision tools would result in the least consistent choice when used by different decision makers? Explain your reasoning.

The objective of the load-distance method is to minimize the ________ into and out of the facility.

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