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omcs3.docxScenario: You are an independent consultant, hired by the Vice President of Construction, American International Automotive Industries (AIAI). Review Case Problem S7-1. Conduct an appropriate quantitative analysis and provide the vice president with a decision support paper addressing the issues within the Case Problem. Specific guidance: You are expected to use the quantitative analysis methods within this module to arrive at conclusions and provide supported recommendations within your formal paper. You should select appropriate graphical presentation methodologies to present this material within the paper. Include all computation materials as appendices to the completed report.
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CASE PROBLEM S7.1 |
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Selecting a European Distribution Center Site for American International Automotive Industries American International Automotive Industries (AIAI) manufactures auto and truck engine, transmission, and chassis parts for manufacturers and repair companies in the United States, South America, Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe. The company transports to its foreign markets by container ships. To serve its customers in South America and Asia, AIAI has large warehouse/distribution centers. In Europe it ships into Hamburg and Gdansk, where it has contracted with independent distribution companies to deliver its products to customers throughout Europe. However, AIAI has been displeased with a recent history of late deliveries and rough handling of its products. For a time AIAI was not overly concerned since its European market wasn't too big and its European customers didn't complain. In addition, it had more pressing supply chain problems elsewhere. In the past five years, since trade barriers have fallen in Europe and Eastern European markets have opened up, its Europeans business has expanded, as has new competition, and its customers have become more demanding and quality conscious. As a result, AIAI has initiated the process to select a site for a new European warehouse/distribution center. Although it provides parts to a number of smaller truck and auto maintenance and service centers in Europe, it has seven major customers—auto and truck manufacturers—in Vienna, Leipzig, Budapest, Prague, Krakow, Munich, and Frankfurt. Its customers in Vienna and Budapest have adopted manufacturing processes requiring continuous replenishment of parts and materials. AIAI's European headquarters is in Hamburg. The vice-president for construction and development in Dayton, Ohio, has asked the Hamburg office to do a preliminary site search based on location, geography, transportation, proximity to customers, and costs. The Hamburg office has identified five potential sites in Dresden, Lodz, Hamburg, Gdansk, and Frankfurt. The Hamburg office has forwarded information about each of these sites to corporate headquarters, including forecasts of the number of containers shipped annually to each customer as follows: Vienna, 160; Leipzig, 100; Budapest, 180; Prague, 210; Krakow, 90; Munich, 120; and Frankfurt, 50. When the vice-president of construction in Dayton received this information, he pulled out his map of Europe and began to study the sites. Assist AIAI with its site selection process in Europe. Recommend a site form the five possibilities, and indicate what other location factors you might consider in the selection process. |
· APA format
· 2.5 pages, Cover and references not counted
· use Russell, Operations Management, 8e chapter 7 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Facility Location Models as one of the reference.
· The template bellow is just an example of how the assignment should be presented like.
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QSO 600: Operations Management
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Enter date here. Use full alphanumeric date (i.e. February 22, 2014)
QSO 600 Writing Template enter session here
Executive Summary
Briefly summarize the purpose, background, analysis methodology, task requirements, key findings and recommendations.
Executive Summary is the preferred methodology in business and government. You may use Abstract, but if that choice is made; you shall include a Key Word Summary.
An executive summary or abstract is required if the body content is four (4) or more pages in length.
Key Word Summary: Note: if this is an abstract include a key word summary here. If this is an executive summary do NOT include the Key Word Summary. The Key Word Summary contains those words which are key or central to the topic of the paper.
Table of Contents Executive Summary i Purpose 3 Background 3 Task Issue 1 3 Task Issue 1a. 3 Task Issue 1b. 3 Task Issue 2 3 Task Issue 3 3 Summary and Recommendations 3 Summary. 4 Recommendations. 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 Abbreviations and Acronyms 7
A TOC is required if the body text content exceeds 10 pages.
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Purpose
Define the purpose of the paper for the reader. Refer to the task scenario for this.
Background
Provide the reader with the background information that led to the development of the issues at hand and why the paper has been produced, i.e. who tasked this project and what was tasked. Again, refer to the scenario.
Task Issue 1
Begin defining or addressing each of the task issues in sequential order of the original task requirements. Paraphrase or re-state from the tasking and then provide the detailed responses. Use sub-headings of paragraphs as necessary or appropriate. Be sure to utilize in text citations such as this (Craig, 2013). Note replace the headings levels used in the example in each paragraph with a one word or short phrase (2 – 4 words) that describe the paragraph’s content or purpose, i.e. Hiring Practices.
Task Issue 1a.
If a topic requires subdivision, then use of Heading Level 2 is appropriate. Note, that if one subheading or Heading Level 2 entry is used, then there must be two sub-headings using Heading Level 2.
Task Issue 1b.
See task issue 1a for complete discussion.
Task Issue 2
Complete as required.
Task Issue 3
Complete as required. Add additional paragraph level headings as necessary to support the topics within the body of the paper. Add additional paragraph level headings as required.
Summary and Recommendations
Briefly summarize the key points that have been developed within the paper. (Public, 2010). Add recommendations in this section as a subparagraph if required by the tasking. Do so by adding a sub-paragraph level (meaning heading 2 under styles).
Note: a heading level entry must be followed by at least two (2) full lines of text. If this is not possible prior to an automatic page break then force a page break by using the Insert page break command.
Summary.
Summarize key points and findings of the analysis. A very key point in writing: in qualitative analysis papers, such as in this course, only summaries can be provided. In quantitative analysis work (i.e. number crunching scientific methodology using statistical analysis) conclusions may be reached from the resulting data analysis.
Recommendations.
Be specific in your recommendations. Include courses of action (COA), steps, procedures to be taken, etc.
Bibliography Craig, C. (2013). Writing Tips. Tmbuktoo, : DoWap Publishers. Public, J. (2010). How to Write a Report. Department of Homeland Security, US Government. Washington, D. C.: US Government Printing Office. Retrieved February 28, 2013, from www.dhs.gov
Note: the above table has been created using the tools in Word to create the in text citation and then the bibliography, refer to Word Help to Create In text Citations and Bibliographies. You may delete the examples in one of two ways. The first is to remove the citation that is within the text. Highlight and delete. The second is after you have created your bibliography, click on the table, once in the table, then highlight and delete the examples above.
APA – American Psychological Association
FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
Radar – Radio Detection and Ranging
TOC - Table of Contents
Note that the listing is in alphabetical order of the abbreviation or acronym. Not all abbreviations are acronyms. Radar is an acronym that has become an actual word. RADAR stands for Radio Detection and Ranging. The general rule of thumb is more than four (4) abbreviations or acronyms a definitions page becomes a requirement.
