Operation Management- CH 9 Supply chain design Boston Red Sox Spring Training Decision Case Study

1. Using center of-gravity model, compute the center of gravity for the population of the county. Show all of your computations, explain, and justify. Based soley on this criterion, where is the best stadium location?

2. Using a weighted scoring model of your own design, what are the summary scores for each stadium site for the qualitative criteria in Exhibit 9.9? (You must decide how to scale and weight each criterion and whether to include cost estimates.) Show all computations, explain and justify.

3. How will you combine these results (your center-of gravity results, cost, and qualitative criteria analyses)? How might you compute a summary score for each site using all three criteria? Explain and justify.

4. Research and explain at least three ways a sports stadium can "go green", "including at least one work practice from stadium employees. Do jobs and processes have to change too? Explain the role of OM.

5. What is your final stadium recommendation? Explain and justify.