1) Tabrane Pharmaceuticals is planning to open a new manufacturing facility as part of its expansion plans. The firm has narrowed down the search to locate its new manufacturing facility to five sites. The assessment of these sites is to be made on the basis of the five subjective location factors given below. The firm plans to use a five-point scale (excellent = 5, and poor = 1) to quantify and compare subjective opinions about the relative goodness of the sites. The weight reflects the importance of each factor in the decision.   What is the weighted score for each site? Which site should the firm choose?     Locations Factor Weight Moratuwa Jaffna Negombo Kalmunai Galle Labor Climate 0.20 5 3 3 4 4 Proximity to Markets 0.20 4 2 1 4 2 Quality of Life 0.15 4 4 4 1 3 Proximity to Suppliers 0.20 1 3 2 1 5 Taxes 0.25 2 5 3 4 3   2) Ceylon Steel produces steel alloy plates. The firm wants to locate a central warehouse in the northern province of the country that will serve all of its regional centers. The firm has predicted average annual demands for the following locations in the table.   Where should they locate their central warehouse?   Location Demand X Coordinate Y-Coordinate Jaffna 75 9 8 Kilinochchi 300 7 5 Mannar 400 5 5 Mullaitivu 250 0 5 Vavuniya 100 8 6

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1) Tabrane Pharmaceuticals is planning to open a new manufacturing facility as part of its expansion plans. The firm has narrowed down the search to locate its new manufacturing facility to five sites. The assessment of these sites is to be made on the basis of the five subjective location factors given below. The firm plans to use a five-point scale (excellent = 5, and poor = 1) to quantify and compare subjective opinions about the relative goodness of the sites. The weight reflects the importance of each factor in the decision.

 

What is the weighted score for each site? Which site should the firm choose?

 

 

Locations

Factor

Weight

Moratuwa

Jaffna

Negombo

Kalmunai

Galle

Labor Climate

0.20

5

3

3

4

4

Proximity to Markets

0.20

4

2

1

4

2

Quality of Life

0.15

4

4

4

1

3

Proximity to Suppliers

0.20

1

3

2

1

5

Taxes

0.25

2

5

3

4

3

 

2) Ceylon Steel produces steel alloy plates. The firm wants to locate a central warehouse in the northern province of the country that will serve all of its regional centers. The firm has predicted average annual demands for the following locations in the table.

 

Where should they locate their central warehouse?

 

Location

Demand

X Coordinate

Y-Coordinate

Jaffna

75

9

8

Kilinochchi

300

7

5

Mannar

400

5

5

Mullaitivu

250

0

5

Vavuniya

100

8

6

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