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Transcript of Capacity Planning and Facility Location Chapter 9 Pages 304-307, 315 - 322.
Capacity Planning and Facility Location
Chapter 9Pages 304-307, 315 - 322
Operations and Operations Strategy
Designing an Operations System
Managing an Operations System
Done
We are here
Overview of Management 326
Designing an Operations System
Projectmanagement
:A design
tool
• Product design• Process design • Quality system• Lean systems
• Capacity planning• Facility location• Facility layout• Work design
Done We are hereDone
Capacity Planning
Capacity is the maximum output rate of a production or service facility
Capacity planning is the process of establishing the output rate that may be needed at a facility: Capacity is usually purchased in “chunks” Strategic issues: how much and when to
spend capital for additional facility & equipment
Tactical issues: workforce & inventory levels, & day-to-day use of equipment
Measuring Capacity Examples
There is no one best way to measure capacity Output measures like kegs per day are easier to understand With multiple products, inputs measures work better
Type of BusinessInput Measures of
CapacityOutput Measures
of Capacity
Car manufacturer Labor hours Cars per shift
Hospital Available beds Patients per month
Pizza parlor Labor hours Pizzas per day
Retail storeFloor space in square feet
Revenue per foot
Capacity Information Needed
Design capacity: Maximum output rate under ideal
conditions A bakery can make 30 custom cakes per
day when pushed at holiday time Effective capacity:
Maximum output rate under normal (realistic) conditions
On the average this bakery can make 20 custom cakes per day
See also: pages 306-307, class notes
Importance of Location Decisions
Long-term decisions Difficult to reverse Affect fixed & variable costs
Transportation cost for goods As much as 25% of product price
Other costs: Taxes, wages, rent etc.
Objective: Maximize benefit of location to firm
Location StrategiesServices vs. Manufacturing
Service/Retail/Professional Revenue Focus
Volume/revenue Drawing area,
purchasing power Competition;
advertising/pricing Physical quality
Parking/access; security/ lighting; appearance/image
Cost determinants Rent Management caliber Operations policies
(hours, wage rates)
Goods-Producing Location
Cost Focus Tangible costs
Transportation cost of raw materials
Shipment cost of finished goods
Energy and utility cost; labor; raw material; taxes, etc.
Intangible and future costs Attitude toward union Quality of life Education expenditures
by state Quality of state and
local government
Location Decision Sequence
Country
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Region/Community
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Site
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Factors Affecting Country
Government rules, attitudes, political risk, incentives
Culture & economy Market location Labor availability,
attitudes, productivity, and cost
Availability of supplies, communications, energy
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Region Location Decisions Corporate desires Attractiveness of region
(culture, taxes, climate, etc.) Labor, availability, costs,
attitudes towards unions Costs and availability of
utilities Environmental regulations of
state and town Government incentives Proximity to raw materials &
customers Land/construction costs © 1995 Corel Corp.
Factors Affecting Site
Site size and cost Air, rail, highway,
and waterway systems
Zoning restrictions
Nearness of services/supplies needed
Environmental impact issues © 1995 Corel Corp.
Location Decision Example
BMW decided to build its first major manufacturing plant outside Germany in Greer, South Carolina.
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BMW: Country Decision Factors
Market location U.S. is world’s largest
luxury car market Growing (baby boomers)
Labor Lower manufacturing
labor costs $17/hr. (U.S.) vs. $27
(Germany) Higher labor productivity
11 holidays (U.S.) vs. 31 (Germany)
Other Lower shipping
cost ($2,500/car less)
New plant & equipment would increase productivity (lower cost/car $2,000-3000)
BMW: Region andCommunity Decision Factors
Labor Lower wages in South Carolina (SC)
Government incentives $135 million in state & local tax breaks Free-trade zone from airport to plant
No duties on imported components or on exported cars
State employment security service screened applications
Greenville Technical College trained workers