ISDS 3115 Final Pt 1 Chapters 16 Questions and Answers
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ISDS 3115
Institution
ISDS 3115
The transportation method, when applied to location analysis
minimizes total production and transportation costs
Tangible costs include which of the following?
taxes
Geographic Information Systems can assist the location decision by
__________.
combining geography with demographic analysi...
ISDS 3115 Final Pt 1 Chapters 8 9 11 12 14
16 Questions and Answers
The transportation method, when applied to location analysis
➫ minimizes total production and transportation costs
Tangible costs include which of the following?
➫ taxes
Geographic Information Systems can assist the location decision by
__________.
➫ combining geography with demographic analysis
When making a location decision at the country level, which of these would be
considered?
➫ Location of markets
,The center-of-gravity method is used primarily to determine what type of
locations?
➫ Distribution center locations
The center-of-gravity method does not take into consideration the
__________.
➫ value of goods shipped
East Texas Seasonings is preparing to build one processing center to serve its
four sources of seasonings. The four source locations are at coordinates shown
below. Also, the volume from each source is provided. What is the center-of-
gravity?
X-coordinate Y-coordinate Volume
Athens, Texas 30 30 150
Beaumont, Texas 20 10 350
Carthage, Texas 10 70 100 Denton, Texas 50 50 200
,➫ X= 28.125; Y= 31.25
Which of the following is a location-analysis technique typically employed by a
manufacturing organization?
➫ Transportation method
A location decision for an appliance manufacturer would tend to have
__________.
➫ a cost focus
Industrial location analysis typically attempts to
➫ minimize costs
Which of the following is not among the eight determinants of revenue and
volume for a service firm?
➫ Shipment cost of finished goods
, Traffic counts and purchasing power analysis of drawing areas are associated
with
➫ a retail or professional service location decision
Evaluating location alternatives by comparing their composite (weighted-
average) scores involves
➫ factor-rating analysis
Which of the following is a location analysis technique typically employed by a
service organization?
➫ Purchasing power analysis
Among the following choices, an operations manager might evaluate political risk
of a country most effectively by looking at which type of country ranking?
➫ Rankings based on corruption
Which of the following is more likely to affect the location decision of a service
firm rather than a manufacturing firm?
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