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    strategy‚ keeping its plant on the same campus as its corporate offices in Boulder‚ Colorado. Ann felt that her strategy of keeping all the parts of the company in the same location‚ while unconventional‚ had contributed greatly to cooperation among various departments and‚ ultimately‚ to the company’s growth: EDC had become the largest and most profitable bicycle company in the United States. Yet her manufacturing vice president‚ Sean Andrews‚ was now urging her to build a plant in China. “Look

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    PLANT LOCATION The problem of how many facilities to have and where they should be located is encountered by service and product organization in both the public and private sectors. Banks‚ restaurants‚ recreation agencies‚ and manufacturing companies are all concerned with selecting sites that will best enable them to meet their long-term goals. Since the operation managers fixes many costs with the location decision‚ both the efficiency and effectiveness of the conversion process are dependent

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    PLANT LOCATION PUZZLE BY AJAY SHARMA GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT DR. BURAK KAZAZ GSB - 486 Problem: This particular case study deals with a bicycle manufacturer named The Eldora Company (EDC). It is faced with a situation where it has prospered in the local marketplace but is suffering from stagnant growth potential. Much of their problem is due to heavy low-cost competition and a saturated marketplace. Management is therefore burdened with the decision to manufacture offshore (i

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    division. Their flexible manufacturing operation seems quite adept at meeting the changes in trends and fads of their market. This operation is cited as a key factor in EDC’s ability to meet rapid change in the local market. Having their plant in Boulder‚ a bicycling Mecca‚ has helped to keep EDC on top of trends and demand changes in the U.S. market. Their engineers seem to be ahead of the curve in designing new products and features that consumer’s desire. This design knowledge

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    FACTORS INFLUENCING PLANT LOCATION Introduction: Units concerning both manufacturing as well as assembling of the products are on a very large scale affected by decisions involving the location of the plant. Location of the plant itself becomes a very important factor concerning service facilities‚ as the plant location decisions are strategic and long-term in nature. Plant location decisions need detailed analysis: Wrong plant location generally affects cost parameters i.e. poor location can act as a continuous

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    Running head: LocationLocationLocation! Week 3 Application Linda Traughber Walden University Abstract In this paper I will attempt to show‚ why choosing the right location in North America is so important. What factors are priorities in the location process‚ by creating a "short list" of three possible sites. Also showing where I would build and what makes it the best location. LocationLocationLocation! Some of the factors that are priorities that should be considered

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    2. Problem from SAKUNTALA DEVI ’PUZZLES TO PUZZLE U’. Problem no: 23( Walking back to happiness.) The walking time : 55 mins. 1. There are twelve consecutive flags at an equal interval of distance. A man passes the 8th flag in 8 seconds. How many more seconds will he take to pass the remaining 4 flags ? 2. A person has to cover the fixed distance through his horses. There are five horses in the cart. They ran at the full potential for the 24 hours continuously at constant speed and then two of

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    Puzzle: A game‚ toy‚ or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. Fore : In front Suppress: Hold back‚ Contain Cursory: Superficial….Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines. Hunch: Guess‚ Feeling Offender: Criminal‚ Lawbreaker Jerk : A quick‚ sharp‚ sudden movement. Poker Face: An impassive expression that hides one’s true feelings. Reveal: Expose Flare: Burn‚ Flame Abrasiveness: Harshness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

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    Puzzle 1: Only for the brave‚ this one! This square has eleven letters missing‚ which you have to replace: Every row‚ column AND the main diagonals contain all the letters in the word "BRAVE". That reminds me‚ I must see the Postman about all those missing letters. Our Solution: Puzzle 2: Given only one of each letter in the alphabet‚ what are  the smallest and largest numbers that you could write down? Our Solution: Using only one of each letter in the alphabet‚ you can

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    Geometry Puzzles Problem 1 (But first‚ one last logic puzzle). Suppose that you are a prisoner‚ and you are confronted with two doors: one leading to freedom‚ and one leading to the executioner’s chamber‚ but you don’t know which is which. A sentry guards each door. You know that one sentry always lies‚ and one sentry always tells the truth. Again‚ you don’t know which is which. You are allowed to ask one of the sentries one question. What is a question you ask a sentry that will tell you with

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