1. Question: In five years, which pieces of this data will likely impact our profitability
the most?
Answer: Shipping costs, production capacity, and expansion opportunities.
2. Question: Which drawback of this location would even make us consider the
other two options?
Answer: Vermont has the greatest shipping expenses since it is so far away from
our suppliers and customers.
3. Question: If you could use your Michigan home to manage operations, which
advantages would this have over Vermont or Missouri?
Answer: The lowest initial setup costs for the operation.
4. Question: What about acquiring that piece of land to build in the industrial park in
Springfield, MO? What advantages does this location have?
Answer: Springfield, MO is the closest to the majority of our potential customers,
and the location has a larger capacity production potential.
5. Question: Now that we have weighed the pros and cons of each location, which
do you think is best for our new Bump Up Bumper business?
Answer: Springfield, MO.
6. Question: Can you think of any drawback to Gary's suggestion (assembly-line
product layout)?
Answer: The assembly-line product layout is not typically used for less-complex
tasks, such as building a bumper, and it often requires more workers since the
workflow moves from one task to another in order.
7. Question: Can you think of any drawbacks to this workflow (machines around the
walls, assembling in the middle)?
Answer: Workers may waste time walking back and forth between machines and
the most?
Answer: Shipping costs, production capacity, and expansion opportunities.
2. Question: Which drawback of this location would even make us consider the
other two options?
Answer: Vermont has the greatest shipping expenses since it is so far away from
our suppliers and customers.
3. Question: If you could use your Michigan home to manage operations, which
advantages would this have over Vermont or Missouri?
Answer: The lowest initial setup costs for the operation.
4. Question: What about acquiring that piece of land to build in the industrial park in
Springfield, MO? What advantages does this location have?
Answer: Springfield, MO is the closest to the majority of our potential customers,
and the location has a larger capacity production potential.
5. Question: Now that we have weighed the pros and cons of each location, which
do you think is best for our new Bump Up Bumper business?
Answer: Springfield, MO.
6. Question: Can you think of any drawback to Gary's suggestion (assembly-line
product layout)?
Answer: The assembly-line product layout is not typically used for less-complex
tasks, such as building a bumper, and it often requires more workers since the
workflow moves from one task to another in order.
7. Question: Can you think of any drawbacks to this workflow (machines around the
walls, assembling in the middle)?
Answer: Workers may waste time walking back and forth between machines and
