Reference no: EM13979421
Selecting a European Distribution Center Site for American International Automotive Industries American International Automotive Industries (AIAI) manufactures auto and truck engine, transmission, and chassis parts for manufacturers and repair companies in the United States, South America, Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe. The company transports to its foreign markets by container ships. To serve its customers in South America and Asia, AIAI has large warehouse/distribution centers. In Europe it ships into Hamburg and Gdansk, where it has contracted with independent distribution companies to deliver its products to customers throughout Europe. However, AIAI has been displeased with a recent history of late deliveries and rough handling of its products. For a time AIAI was not overly concerned since its European market wasn't too big and its European customers didn't complain. In addition, it had more pressing supply chain problems elsewhere. In the past five years, since trade barriers have fallen in Europe and Eastern European markets have opened up, its Europeans business has expanded, as has new competition, and its customers have become more demanding and quality conscious. As a result, AIAI has initiated the process to select a site for a new European warehouse/distribution center. Although it provides parts to a number of smaller truck, and auto maintenance and service centers in Europe, it has seven major customers-auto and truck manufacturers in Vienna, Leipzig, Budapest, Prague, Krakow, Munich, and Frankfurt. Its customers in Vienna and Budapest have adopted manufacturing processes requiring continuous replenishment of parts and materials. AIAI's European headquarters is in Hamburg. The vice-president for construction and development in Dayton, Ohio, has asked the Hamburg office to do a preliminary site search based on location, geography, transportation, proximity to customers, and costs. The Hamburg office has identified five potential sites in Dresden, Lodz, Hamburg, Gdansk, and Frankfurt. The Hamburg office has forwarded information about each of these sites to corporate headquarters, including forecasts of the number of containers shipped annually to each customer as follows: Vienna, 160; Leipzig, 100; Budapest, 180; Prague, 210; Krakow, 90; Munich, 120; and Frankfurt, 50. When the vice-president of construction in Dayton received this information, he pulled out his map of Europe and began to study the sites. Assist AIAI with its site selection process in Europe. Recommend a site form the five possibilities, and indicate what other location factors you might consider in the selection process.
What is the resistance of the circuit resistor
: Consider the circuit shown in the figure below. The terminal voltage of the 24.0 V battery is 23.2 V, and the current in the circuit is 4.30 A. What is the internal resistance r of the battery? What is the resistance R of the circuit resistor?
|
Number of boxes in each pack
: What is the greatest number of boxes in each pack? How many packs did each person buy if each box contained the greatest number of boxes possible?
|
What is the absolute value of angle in the glass
: When a beam of white light (one that contains all colors) enters from air a plate of this glass at an incidence angle of 38.050, what is the absolute value of θ, the angle in the glass between blue and red parts of the refracted beams?
|
What are some of the control concerns in backup and recovery
: What are some of the control concerns in backup and recovery of data warehousing?
|
Recommend a site form the five possibilities
: Assist AIAI with its site selection process in Europe. Recommend a site form the five possibilities, and indicate what other location factors you might consider in the selection process.
|
How long each player took to perform a certain drill
: The football coach randomly selected ten players and timed how long each player took to perform a certain drill. The times (in minutes) were: 11 8 8 10 11 9 9 14 8 5 Find a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation Η
|
Homeland security research
: Explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods. Identify which method of research you believe is most useful in homeland security research. Support your reasoning with appropriate resources. Respond to at least two of your cla..
|
If erp is being considered for implementation
: If ERP is being considered for implementation in your company, list the control points you would look for in its implementation.
|
What is the discount
: The sweater shack is offering a 20% discount on sweaters. If the regular price of a sweater is $15.00, what is the discount
|