For the above problem, determine the optimum location for the regional medical warehouse using the COG Model
11
Aug
2017
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
For the above problem, determine the optimum location for the regional medical warehouse using the COG Model
Pick a company that you are familiar with and describe its operations strategy and how it relates to winning customers. Describe the specific activities used by the company that support the strategy.
A manufacturer expects to produce 3, 00, 000 widgets during the current year, to supply a demand that is uniform throughout the year. The set up cost for each production run of widgets is Rs. 124 and the variable cost of producing each widget is Rs. 4. The cost of carrying one widget in inventory is Rs. 25 per year. After a batch of widgets is produced and placed in inventory, it is sold at a uniform rate and inventory is exhausted when the next batch of widgets is completed. Determine the optimum quantity of widgets to be produced in each run in order to minimize the total production and inventory carrying costs.
Suppose a regional medical warehouse is to be established to serve several hospitals throughout the country. The supplies originate at S1 and S2 and are destined for hospitals at H1 through H4. Refer to the following data:
POINT i
LOCATION
ANNUAL VOLUME, CWT
RATE-$/CWT/MILE
Xi
Yi
S1
SEATTLE
8000
0.02
0.6
7.3
S2
ATLANTA
10000
0.02
8.6
3
H1
LOS ANGELES
5000
0.05
2
3
H2
DALLAS
3000
0.05
5.5
2.4
H3
CHICAGO
4000
0.05
7.9
5.5
H4
NEW YORK
6000
0.05
10.6
5.2
a) Briefly explain the principles of Center of Gravity Method for location decisions.
b) For the above problem, determine the optimum location for the regional medical warehouse using the COG Model.
We at Case Study offer all types of online academic assistance, be it homework help, coursework help, case study help, Assignment help, Project Reports, Thesis, Research paper writing help.
And for each service, each subject and each topic, we dedicate an expert writer who has knowledge in that specific field of study. Experience impeccable academic writing service like never before.
Our experts understand that the time of the customers is very precious. The professors of universities and colleges are very rigorous about the submission deadlines of projects or assignments. Hence, the key objective of our case study help service is to deliver the assignments to the customers even before the promised submission deadlines.
