An electronic manufacturer must expand by building a second facility. The search is narrowed to four locations, all of which are acceptable to management in terms of dominant factors. Assessment of these sites in terms of seven location factors is shown in the table below.   Location factor Factor weight Location A B C D Labour climate 20 5 4 4 5 Quality of life 16 2 3 4 1 Transportation system 16 3 4 3 2 Proximity to markets 14 5 3 4 4 Proximity to materials 12 2 3 3 4 Taxes 12 2 5 5 4 Utilities 10 5 4 3 3                 Calculate the factor rating score for each location and identify the best location.

1. An electronic manufacturer must expand by building a second facility. The search is narrowed to four locations, all of which are acceptable to management in terms of dominant factors. Assessment of these sites in terms of seven location factors is shown in the table below.

Calculate the factor rating score for each location and identify the best location.

1. Sweetie Pies Bakery that is famous for its creative Moon Cake intends to open a new branch. It has identified three possible locations in Skudai, Ipoh and Kuantan to build the new branch. The following table contains information about the weight and score of factors for the three locations.

Using the factors rating, determine which location should be chosen on the basis of maximum composite score for Skudai, Ipoh or Kuantan. Which is the better location?

1. Curiously High Class, a company that handles wastage from restaurants in Selangor is trying to minimize the shipping cost for shipment to a disposal center from five receiving stations it operates. Given the locations of the receiving stations and the volumes to be shipped daily, determine the location of the disposal center.

1. A chain of home health care firms in Selangor needs to locate a central office from which to conduct internal audit and other periodic reviews of its facilities. These facilities are scattered throughout the state, as detailed in the following table. Each site, except for Subang, will be visited three times each year by a team of workers, who will drive from the central office to the site. Subang will be visited five times a year. Which coordinates represent a good central location for this office?   

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