As logistics manager of Finn you are introducing central warehouse facilities that will supply regional warehouses in each (sales) region in order to lower the inventory (cost) and improve the delivery service to the customers. You also must make suggestions for an inbound transport budget (supplier to central warehouse facility). Please fulfill the following tasks: 1. Find the best location for a central warehouse (CW) in each region using the center of gravity method based on the data given below (using longitude and latitude of each regional WH location. 2. Calculate the amount of inventory that needs to be kept assuming a safety stock of 10 days of supply plus an average cycle stock that equals 1,5 times the replenishment time (transport time from vendor to central warehouse). Find out port-to-port lead times on https://www. searates. com/de/reference/portdistance/ 3. Based on the data given in subsection 2 (Procurement) and the data given below calculate the volume of cargo that needs to be moved from any point of origin to any point of destination (in no. containers/trucks) and the total budget for transport needed. 4. How much groundspace is needed for each warehouse assuming block storing of pallets? The following data is given: Pallet weight: 650 kg/ per pallet: pallet size: 1,20x0,80 m; 30 pallets fit into a container or a truck IU North Uwest loration demand Location demand location Copenhagen Sven ON Linköping SON Mannheim 20 Peague Demand as per tallet in each region EUES North America demand Location demand fortion demand som anna SON L Os South America demand bero Preto 4OX 10% 10 Hans of total sales per region Ingredients Ingredients Vendor Departure Trucking time (days) vendor- port Mix Country Port 1 Hazel Macadamia Cashew Raisins Cranberries Chocolate Banana 15,00% 15,00% 15,00% 20,00% 20,00% 5,00% 10,00% Turkey Australia West Africa Turkey USA USA Costa Rica Istanbul Melbourne Accra Istanbul Oakland Oakland Puerto Limon Logistics costs at departure trucking Port handling to port per container $110,00 $70,00 $280,00 $95,00 $70,00 $45,00 $110,00 $70,00 $220,00 $110,00 $220,00 $110,00 $60,00 $50,00 2 2 2 2 2 1 Receiving ports per (Sales) Region Logistics costs at destination Port handling per trucking port- container central WH $130,00 $160,00 $120,00 $160,00 $120,00 $160,00 $90,00 $120,00 $110,00 $220,00 $90,00 $140,00 trucking time (days) port-CW 1 1 EU North Hamburg EU West Rotterdam EU East Hamburg EU South Genua North America New Jersey South America Santos (Brazil) 1 1 2 2 Freight rates Melbourne Accra Istanbul Oakland Hamburg $2.500,00 $3.100,00 $2.500,00 $2.400,00 $1.900,00 Sea freight per 40' Container (in $) to Rotterdam Genova New York $2.400,00 $1.900,00 $2.600,00 $3.000,00 $2.900,00 $3.400,00 $2.400,00 $1.200,00 $2.100,00 $2.200,00 $2.400,00 $1.800,00 $1.900,00 $2.000,00 $1.500,00 Santos $2.600,00 $2.500,00 $2.300,00 $2.000,00 $1.800,00 Puerto Limon Hamburg ? Lead times port-to-port Melbourne Accra Istanbul Oakland Puerto Limon lead times sea freight Rotterdam Genova ? ? ? ? ? ? New York ? ? ? ? Santos ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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