Locational Factors of a Garage

Operations Management

The process of deciding on the location of the new garage will entail a consideration of various factors that influence its suitability. Based on the four locations, location B. is the most suitable location for constructing the new garage to accommodate the increasing cars from the increasing student population. Case analysis shows that of the four sites, engineering section will hold most of the cars (40%) making it the most suitable location for the garage. Proximity to the main street should also be a factor to be considered when making site B. The new garage location. It is expected that noise pollution will come from the main road passing close to the college. As such, since location B. is close to the main road, the effect of noise will be minimized due to its close proximity to the main road, thereby, its suitability.

In addition, the management of the college should consider technology use in the new garage site. Deciding the suitability of the new parking site should consider the use of new technology in automating the garage services and increase the efficiency in the execution of organizational activities. As such, it will entail utilizing information from the psychographic database of the college, traffic flow, and future expectations that will influence the traffic patterns within the university. According to Anderson et al., (2008), considering the availability of the resources required to facilitate the project should also be considered. Resources required include labor, capital, and materials that will be used to ensure the success of the whole project. The safety and security of the new sites should also be taken into consideration by the management of the organization. The fact that the site is close to the main road and the high number of people utilizing the garage will raise the need for the adoption of the most effective security measures, thereby, effective usability of the location.

Among the concepts applied when selecting the garage site in this analysis is the concept of effective coordination of supply chain. The fact that the new garage should ensure effective and ease in the movement of vehicles within the college utilizes the concepts of effective coordination of supply chain. As stated by Heizer & Render (2001), effective coordination of supply chain focuses on ensuring the efficient flow of services, materials, and information within the elements of supply chain management. Similarly, the decision of the most-effective location of the new site takes into consideration factors such as input, output, pre-service view, post-service view, and typical services that will be provided by the new project. In addition, deciding on a suitable site for the project employ the use of supply chain operations reference model. The model creates an understanding of the basic functioning of the adopted project and facilitates the adoption of the most-effective strategies that aim at ensuring the success of the whole process. Among the principles of the supply chain operation reference model utilized in the process, include planning, sourcing, transforming, delivering, and designing the most-effective strategies for ensuring the success of the project.