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OBJECTIVES
Issues
in Facility Location
Various
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need to produce close to the customer due to time-based competition, trade agreements, and shipping costs need to locate near the appropriate labor pool to take advantage of low wage costs and/or high technical skills
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The
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to Customers Business Climate Total Costs Infrastructure Quality of Labor Suppliers Other Facilities
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Trade Zones Political Risk Government Barriers Trading Blocs Environmental Regulation Host Community Competitive Advantage
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Fuels in region Power availability and reliability Labor climate Living conditions Transportation Water supply Climate Supplies Tax policies and laws
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Transportation
method of linear programming seeks to minimize costs of shipping n units to m destinations or its seeks to maximize profit of shipping n units to m destinations
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d V V
ix i
Cy =
d V V
iy i
Where: Cx = X coordinate of centroid Cy = X coordinate of centroid dix = X coordinate of the ith location diy = Y coordinate of the ith location Vi = volume of goods moved to or from ith location
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method example
Several automobile showrooms are located according to the following grid which represents coordinate locations for each showroom
Y Q
(790,900)
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D
(250,580)
A D Q
X
A
(100,200) (0,0)
Question: What is the best location for a new Z-Mobile warehouse/temporary storage facility considering only distances and quantities sold per month?
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Plant Location Methodology: Example of Centroid Method (Continued): Determining Existing Facility Coordinates
To begin, you must identify the existing facilities on a twodimensional plane or grid and determine their coordinates.
Y
Q
(790,900)
D
(250,580)
A
(100,200) (0,0)
You must also have the volume information on the business activity at the existing facilities.
S ho wro o m
A D Q
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Plant Location Methodology: Example of Centroid Method (Continued): Determining the Coordinates of the New Facility
You then compute the new coordinates using the formulas:
Cx =
Cy =
You then take the coordinates and place them on the map:
Y Q
(790,900)
D
(250,580)
A
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A D Q
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