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S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design
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, Solutions Manual for Facilities Design, y y y y




5e by Sunderesh Heragu (All Chapters)
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CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to Facility Design y y y y y y



1.4 Solutions
1. This is an open-ended question and could be given as a mini-project for students.
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2. Design problems are those that have a longer time span, typically three to five years or more,
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whereas planning problems have a shorter time span. Students will come up with a long list
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of design and planning problems and Figure 1.1 should be of some help. Although it is
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desirable to solve the two problems simultaneously, so that a solution satisfies design and
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operational performance measures, doing so makes the problem intractable and hard to solve.
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S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design
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, CHAPTER 2 – Supply Chain Design
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2.6 Solutions y




1. Students are encouraged to consult business publications and trade magazines to identify the
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supply chain design and operational trends witnessed in the past 15 years.
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2. Once again, a consultation of business publications and trade magazines will help the students
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identify companies in the disruptive innovation space.
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S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design
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, CHAPTER 3 – Logistics and Location Models y y y y y y



3.11 Solutions y




1. As indicated in Section 3.1 as well as Chapter 1, facility location must be addressed in the
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yvery early stages of facility design – as soon as the products to be produced and markets to be
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yserved have been identified. y y y


2. Facility location is a sub-problem in logistics management. As defined in Section 3.1, logistics
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ymanagement covers not only location, allocation, but also the distribution methods, costs, and
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ya number of other logistics related factors.
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3. It should serve the needs of the company, minimize costs, must mesh well with the existing
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ynetwork of supply chain of suppliers, plants and customers, etc. This is a good question for
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yin-class discussion. y


4. See Section 3.3.y y


5. See Section 3.3.y y


6. See Table 3.1. y y


7. This is an interesting project for undergraduate students that could be supplemented with in-
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yclass discussion. y


8. Based on the calculations done in the table below, we find that site #6 is the best
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ylocation based on the subjective factors. y y y y y




Location Factors y


0.15 0.2 0.4 0.25
Site Number y 1 2 3 4 Score
1 90 40 80 70 71.00
2 100 30 80 50 65.50
3 50 80 85 60 72.50
4 60 90 60 75 69.75
5 90 30 65 80 65.50
6 90 30 85 85 74.75

9. Based on the calculations done in the table below, we find that site #3 is the best location based
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on the subjective factors.
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Location Factors y


0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1
Site Number y 1 2 3 4 Score
1 55 20 10 50 34
2 20 75 80 50 52
3 90 15 85 100 74.5
4 80 95 20 25 59.5
5 30 90 25 25 40

Explanation:
Site 1: 0.4(55) +0.2(20) +0.3(10) +0.1(10) = 34
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S.S. Heragu, Facilities Design
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