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A chain of home health care firms in Louisiana needs to locate a central office from which to conduct internal audits and other periodic reviews.
List factors, other than globalization, that affect the location decision? Explain the assumptions behind the center-of-gravity method.
How is FedEx’s location a competitive advantage? Discuss ? Why do so many U.S. firms build facilities in other countries?
Since opening day, Arnold Palmer Hospital has experienced an explosive growth in demand for its services.
Bold’s Gym, a health club chain, is considering expanding into a new location: the initial investment would be $1 million in equipment, renovation.
A location analysis for Cook Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high-technology cable systems, has been narrowed down to four locations.
How would the decision change if the “degree to which the population can converse in English” was not an issue?
You have been asked to analyze the bids for 200 polished disks used in solar panels. These bids have been submitted by three suppliers: Thailand Polishing.
In Myanmar (formerly Burma), 6 laborers, each making the equivalent of $3 per day, can produce 40 units per day.
Elmer’s Fudge Factory is planning to open 10 retail outlets in Oregon over the next 2 years.
Why shouldn’t low wage rates alone be sufficient to select a location? List the techniques used by service organizations to select locations?
What is the break-even point in dollars for proposal A if you add $10,000 installation to the fixed cost?
Markland Manufacturing intends to increase capacity by overcoming a bottleneck operation by adding new equipment.
Share what you believe are three takeaways from the course that you can see yourself using in either your current professional position or in a future role
The annual profit from the investment is $15,000 each year for 5 years. The cost of capital at this risk level is 12%.
Nagle Electric, Inc., of Lincoln, Nebraska, must replace a robotic Mig welder and is evaluating two alternatives.
You have completed several of the requirements for conducting the small-scale research project (i.e., identified a business problem.
Remember all the information that we took in. Finally we are going to evaluate the information given to us before finally responding.
Explore the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.
Include an introductory paragraph that states who you interviewed, their title and company, a bit about their product/service, and details
What is the fastest way to manufacture Old Oregon tables using the original crew? How many could be made per day?
Sunny Park Tailors has been asked to make three different types of wedding suits for separate customers.
An Alabama lumberyard has four jobs on order, as shown in the following table. Today is day 205 on the yard’s schedule.
These jobs were logged as they arrived. All dates are specified as planning calendar days. Assume that all jobs arrived on day 180; today’s date is 200.
In what sequence would the jobs be ranked according to the following decision rules: (a) FCFS, (b) EDD, (c) SPT.