Optimisation Methodology for Designing Manufacturing Networks

Running head: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Supply Chain Management
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Answer to Question 1:
The provided journal article aims to discuss optimisation methodology for designing
manufacturing networks having reliable promising abilities. The formulated manufacturing
network needs to possess the ability of delivering products to the customers within a promised
combination of service level and order-to-delivery time (Paquet, Martel and Montreuil 2006). It
is necessary for the organisations to standardise their network capacities in combination with the
offers of the product market development. Henceforth, the business organisations are needed to
assess the capacity required and the capacity deployment in its network when product market
offers are formulated.
Answer to Question 2:
The designed manufacturing technology intends to increase the estimated operating
incomes related to the redeployment of current manufacturing network. In addition, the proposed
methodology is deemed to be appropriate for the business organisations producing assemble-to-
order and make-to-order products having greater variability of demand. This includes the layout
decisions for the facilities, stock locations and problems pertaining to capacity planning.
Answer to Question 3:
For fulfilling the above-specified goal, the methodology used could be described in the
following series of steps:
The first step involves the description of the potential locations in terms of plants,
suppliers, bill-of-materials and centres.