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ACME enterprises has a distribution center (DC) in Ogden, Utah. They need to regularly move product from a supplier in Brazil to the Ogden, Utah DC. To make the transportation easier to manage ACME has decided to use containers for shipping, so that inter-model transportation can be easily done. The supplier has informed ACME that it can transport containers to the Santos port in 3 days at a cost of $250/container, or to the Paranagua port in 2 days at a cost of $200/container. (All shipping costs will be paid by ACME). These transport times are fixed and there is no variation in them. The Santos port charges $30/container. A container waits at the Snatos port on average for 2.5 days (with a std. dev. of 1 day) before being loaded on to a ship. From the Santos port, the containers once loaded can travel by ship to the Los Angeles port in USA in 18 days on avg (with a std. dev. of 3 days) at a cost of $900/container. Another option is to ship containers to the Savannah, GA port and that takes on average 12 days (with a std. dev. of 2 days) at a cost of 1050$/container. The Paranagua port charges $50/container. A container waits at the Paranagua port on average for 3 days (with a std, dev. of 1 day) before being loaded on to a ship. From the Paranagua port, containers once loaded can travel by ship to the Los Angeles port in 17 days on average (with a std, dev. of 4 days) at a cost of $850/container. Another option is to ship containers to the Savannah, GA port and that takes on average 14 days (with a std. dev. of 2.5 days) at a cost of $800/container. Note: The shipping time between ports does not include the waiting time at the ports. Waiting at the ports is in addition to the shipping time that captures the travel time between ports. The Los Angeles, USA port processes containers in 2 days with a std. dev. Of 1 day, at a cost of $50/container, The Savannah, GA port processes containers in 2 days as well with a std. dev. of 1 day, at a cost of $25/container, Trucking companies can move containers from the Los Angeles, USA port to Ogden, Utah in 4 days on average (with a std, dev. of 1.5 days) at a cost of $400/container. The cost to truck containers from the Savannah, GA port to Ogden, Utah is 5500/container and the time taken for that is 7 days on average (with a std. dev. of 2 days). Scenario TM1 - Question 1: ACME enterprises has a distribution center (DC) in Ogden, Utah. They need to regularly move product from a supplier in Brazil to the Ogden, Utah DC. To make the transportation easier to manage ACME has decided to use containers for shipping, so that inter-model transportation can be easily done. The supplier has informed ACME that it can transport containers to the Santos port in 3 days at a cost of $250/container, or to the Paranagua port in 2 days at a cost of $200/container. (All shipping costs will be paid by ACME). These transport times are fixed and there is no variation in them. The Santos port charges $30/container. A container waits at the Snatos port on average for 2.5 days (with a std. dev. of 1 day) before being loaded on to a ship. From the Santos port, the containers once loaded can travel by ship to the Los Angeles port in USA in 18 days on avg (with a std. dev. of 3 days) at a cost of $900/container. Another option is to ship containers to the Savannah, GA port and that takes on average 12 days (with a std. dev. of 2 days) at a cost of 1050$/container. The Paranagua port charges $50/container. A container waits at the Paranagua port on average for 3 days (with a std, dev. of 1 day) before being loaded on to a ship. From the Paranagua port, containers once loaded can travel by ship to the Los Angeles port in 17 days on average (with a std, dev. of 4 days) at a cost of $850/container. Another option is to ship containers to the Savannah, GA port and that takes on average 14 days (with a std. dev. of 2.5 days) at a cost of $800/container. Note: The shipping time between ports does not include the waiting time at the ports. Waiting at the ports is in addition to the shipping time that captures the travel time between ports. The Los Angeles, USA port processes containers in 2 days with a std. dev. Of 1 day, at a cost of $50/container, The Savannah, GA port processes containers in 2 days as well with a std. dev. of 1 day, at a cost of $25/container, Trucking companies can move containers from the Los Angeles, USA port to Ogden, Utah in 4 days on average (with a std, dev. of 1.5 days) at a cost of $400/container. The cost to truck containers from the Savannah, GA port to Ogden, Utah is 5500/container and the time taken for that is 7 days on average (with a std. dev. of 2 days). Scenario TM1 - Question 1

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