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Worksheet: 3. Given The Fixed and Variable Costs For The Three Alternative Locations

The document outlines a worksheet with various tasks related to reliability calculations, site selection for a university facility, cost analysis of alternatives, optimal location for a supply depot, production targets, product structure analysis, and job prioritization using different sequencing rules. Each task requires specific calculations or recommendations based on provided data. The overall focus is on decision-making and optimization in different operational scenarios.

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Worksheet: 3. Given The Fixed and Variable Costs For The Three Alternative Locations

The document outlines a worksheet with various tasks related to reliability calculations, site selection for a university facility, cost analysis of alternatives, optimal location for a supply depot, production targets, product structure analysis, and job prioritization using different sequencing rules. Each task requires specific calculations or recommendations based on provided data. The overall focus is on decision-making and optimization in different operational scenarios.

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Worksheet

1. Which system is more reliable, a or b? c or d? Now calculate the reliability of each


system. Were your perceptions correct?

2. State University is going to construct a new student center and athletic complex that will
include a bookstore, post office, theaters, market, mini-mall, meeting rooms, swimming
pool, and weight and exercise rooms. The university administration has hired a site
selection specialist to identify the best potential sites on campus for the new facility. The
site specialist has identified four sites on campus and has rated the important location
factors for each site as follows: Recommend a site based on these location factors and
ratings.

3. Given the fixed and variable costs for the three alternative locations:
A. Indicate over what range each of the alternatives A, B, C is the low-cost choice.
B. Is any alternative never preferred? Explain.
Costs A B C
Fixed ($) 2,500 2,000 3,500
Variable ($ per unit) 15 20 10

4. An army division in Iraq has five troop encampments in the desert, and the division
leaders want to determine the best location for a supply depot to serve the camps. The (x,
y) coordinates (in miles) of the camps, A, B, C, D, and E, and the daily amount of
supplies (in tons) required at each camp are as follows: Determine the best site for the
supply depot using the center-of-gravity technique.

5. The target is to produce 500 units per day within an 8 hour shift. The lists of tasks, task
times and precedence are shown below.
6. Referring to the product structure diagram for product A determine: B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J
and K

7. Alice’s Alterations has eight jobs to be completed and only one sewing machine (and
sewing machine operator). Given the processing times and due dates as shown here,
prioritize the jobs by FCFS, SPT, EDD, and CR. and determine the average flow time,
average tardiness, and average number of jobs at the work center, for each of these rules.
Which sequencing rule would you recommend? Why? Assume jobs arrived in the order
shown.

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