Question: W 1 . A 1 . A real - estate company owns two warehouse facilities that they want to sell, see above. There are three

W1. A1. A real-estate company owns two warehouse facilities that they want to sell, see above. There are three possible buyers on the market. This is how the companies describe themselves:
Company 1: "We sell fast moving consumer goods. Our customers are local supermarkets that typically order once a week. The average number of articles in each order is around 60-70, and the volume varied between (1)/(2) to 3 pallets per order in total. We have 100 customers."
Company 2: We are a 1st tier supplier to the automotive industry. We produce suspension parts and ship to three car manufacturers. We need a warehouse for our distribution operation where we can consolidate products from our two plants. We typically produce 100 pallets per day and our customers order roughly the same amount. We plan on using AGVs for picking.
Company 3: We are an e-commerce company selling childrens clothes online. We are used to high variation in order volume and typically ships 1-3 products per order. We receive deliveries via container twice per month and normally ships 250-350 orders per day, even if the number varies between 50-800 depending on season etc.
1a. Which one of the warehouses would company 1 be interested in?
1b. Which one of the warehouses would company 2 be interested in?
1c. Which one of the warehouses would company 3 be interested in?

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