Principles of Logistics and supply chain management– Semester I

2019

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

Students are allowed submit the soft copy of this assignment on blackboard. Any plagiarism are
prohibited.

1. Mai Lao Industries manufacture 70 tonnes of goods a week in factory A and 50 tonnes a
week infactory B. The map co-ordinates of these factories are (14,11) and (54,48)
respectively. These goodsare delivered to 14 main customers whose average weekly
requirements and co-ordinates are shownbelow. The company wants to improve its customer
service and decides to open a logistics centre. There are four possible locations, each with the
same operating costs, located at (20,8), (61,19),(29,32) and (50,22). Using costing model to
find the best location.

2. A development company is attempting to determine the location for a new outlet mall. The
region where the outlet mall will be constructed includes four towns, which together have a
sizable population base. The grid-map coordinates of the four towns and the population of
each are as follows:

a. Determine the best location for the outlet mall using the center-of-gravity method.
b. Plot the four towns and the location of the new mall on a grid map.
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3. Mega-Mart, a discount store chain, wants to build a new superstore in an area in southwest
Virginia near four small towns with populations between 8000 and 42,000. The coordinates
(in miles) of these four towns and the market population in each are as follows:

Determine the best site using the center-of-gravity technique.

4. The owners of the Midlands United professional soccerteam currently located in a
Midwestern city are concernedabout declining attendance at their team’s games, and
theyhave decided to use a scoring model to help them decidewhich city in the south to
relocate in—Atlanta, Birmingham,Charlotte, or Durham. They have graded the possiblecities
according to the following weighted criteria:

Develop a scoring model to help the owners decide on which city to select to relocate.
5. Herriott Hotels, Inc. wants to develop a new beachfront resort along the coast of South
Carolina. A number of sites are available, and the hotel chain has narrowed the choiceto five
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locations. They have graded their choices accordingto the weighted criteria shown as
follows:

Recommend a resort site based on these location factorsand ratings.

6. A part of a road network and population of nine towns. Where would you start looking for a
location for a new warehouse?