Case Study
SOLUTION TO CASE STUDY – HARSHA AT SIRSA
Summary of Case The various units of Banarsi Das are scattered. Unit I is located near the grain store having Flour mill and standby power supply. Unit II is behind the railway station having Flour mill and maintenance workshop and Unit III is next to the bus stand having Bakery and Finished Goods Store. The above mentioned all sites are at some distance from one another and there is no scope for any expansion at any of the sites. Banarsi Das’s daughter Harsha has some different dreams, she wants a modern plant layout including cake making facility at a new site and the proposed site should have adequate space for the futuristic growth. The cost of land that is prohibitively high. The problem is to determine the best layout for units of Banarsi Das at Sirsa and plan a shift, if needed within the boundary limit of City of Sirsa and surrounding areas. The land near the bus stop and behind the railway station can be sold at substantial premium. One flour mill was imported from Ger many and that working behind the railway station is old. Big enough plot is available to create facilities currently being operated from different sites and leave space for future expansion. Solutions and their Evaluations SOLUTION 1. Continue to Operate facilities as at present and search a new site when the need arises MERITS DEMERITS Locations are known as it is Standby power supply within the city limits Emotional attachment of Cake making may not be Banarsi Das possible Harsha’s demand not met No scope of future growth Harsha’s demand would have It may not be economical to met shift the old mills Excellent layout would have Proposal is quite expensive been created Standby power No production during shifting Space for future growth Emotional attachment of Banarsi Das with old mills Old sites can be sold Cake baking can start immediately Both Harsha’s demand and Would require Harsha to Banarsi Das’s emotional climb down from her attachments are
Summary of Case The various units of Banarsi Das are scattered. Unit I is located near the grain store having Flour mill and standby power supply. Unit II is behind the railway station having Flour mill and maintenance workshop and Unit III is next to the bus stand having Bakery and Finished Goods Store. The above mentioned all sites are at some distance from one another and there is no scope for any expansion at any of the sites. Banarsi Das’s daughter Harsha has some different dreams, she wants a modern plant layout including cake making facility at a new site and the proposed site should have adequate space for the futuristic growth. The cost of land that is prohibitively high. The problem is to determine the best layout for units of Banarsi Das at Sirsa and plan a shift, if needed within the boundary limit of City of Sirsa and surrounding areas. The land near the bus stop and behind the railway station can be sold at substantial premium. One flour mill was imported from Ger many and that working behind the railway station is old. Big enough plot is available to create facilities currently being operated from different sites and leave space for future expansion. Solutions and their Evaluations SOLUTION 1. Continue to Operate facilities as at present and search a new site when the need arises MERITS DEMERITS Locations are known as it is Standby power supply within the city limits Emotional attachment of Cake making may not be Banarsi Das possible Harsha’s demand not met No scope of future growth Harsha’s demand would have It may not be economical to met shift the old mills Excellent layout would have Proposal is quite expensive been created Standby power No production during shifting Space for future growth Emotional attachment of Banarsi Das with old mills Old sites can be sold Cake baking can start immediately Both Harsha’s demand and Would require Harsha to Banarsi Das’s emotional climb down from her attachments are