GSCM520 Quiz Week 7 Solved

Question 1.1. (TCO 9) Which of the following is a not criterion that influences manufacturing plant or warehouse facility location decisions? (Points : 5)

       Suppliers

       Free trade zones

       Political risk

       Gross national product

       Tariffs and customs duties

Question 2.2. (TCO 9) Which of the following is a criterion that influences manufacturing plant or warehouse facility location decisions? (Points : 5)

       Proximity to customers

       Corporate policy

       Competitor's locations

       Competitive advantage

       Host community politics

Question 3.3. (TCO 9) One of the objectives of facility location analysis is to select a site with the lowest total cost. Which of the following costs should not be included in the analysis? (Points : 5)

       Outbound distribution costs

       Incidental costs

       Energy costs

       Hidden costs

       Taxes

Question 4.4. (TCO 9) How many free trade zones are there in the United States? (Points : 5)

       Less than 50

       Less than 100

       About 260

       More than 412

       About 310

Question 5.5. (TCO 9) The centroid method for plant location uses which of the following data? (Points : 5)

       Volume of goods to be shipped between existing points

       Inbound transportation costs

       Transport times between facilities

       Correlation matrix of existing facilities

       Probabilities and payoffs

Question 6.6. (TCO 9) A company wants to determine where they should locate a new warehouse. They have two existing production plants (i.e., Plant A and Plant B) that will ship units of a product to this warehouse. Plant A is located at the (X, Y) coordinates of (50, 100) and will have volume of shipping of 250 units a day. Plant B is located at the (X, Y) coordinates of (150, 200) and will have a volume of shipping of 150 units a day. Using the centroid method, which of the following are the X and Y coordinates for the new plant location? (Points : 5)

       (81, 117)

       (88, 138)

       (117, 102)

       (76, 123)

       X and Y coordinates cannot be computed from the data given.