What are the five cities that have been identified as a possible location for AIAI's new European warehouse/distribution center?
Where are AIAI's seven major customers located?
Reading assignment 2 has a question about the sequence of location decisions. Which stage is AIAI at in the sequence?
Given that AIAI is trying to determine a location for its new European warehouse/distribution center, what should the strategic focus be in order to maximize the benefit of the location to AIAI?
What mode of transportation does AIAI use to ship its product to Europe? How does this shipping strategy impact your location decision?
Continuous replenishment is a predetermined schedule for small, frequent deliveries, so that the customer's inventory can be reduced. What impact do you think the requirement of continuous replenishment for two of the customers should have on AIAI's location decision? Why?