Data Tech, Inc. Case Study Data Tech, Inc. is a small but growing company starte

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Data Tech, Inc. Case Study Data Tech, Inc. is a small but growing company started by Jeff Styles. Data Tech is a business that transfers hard copies of documents, such as invoices, bills, or mailing lists, onto CDs. As more companies move to a paperless environment, placing data on CDs is the wave of the future. Jeff had started the company in his two-car garage three years earlier by purchasing the necessary software and signing two large corporations as his first customers. Suddenly what was a small garage operation was turning into a major business. The Business The operations function of Data Tech seems deceptively simple. Every day Data Tech receives packages of mail from corporate customers containing documents they want transferred to disc. Data Tech usually receives anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 pieces of mail per day that need to be processed. The first step requires workers to unpack and sort the mail received. Next, workers scan each item through one of two scanning machines that transfer content to disc. An accuracy check is then made to ensure that information was transferred correctly. This stage is particularly important as many of the documents contain important private information. Finally, the discs and the documents are packaged and sent back to the customer, with Data Tech keeping a backup disc for its records. The Need for Capacity and Relocation Running a full-time business out of his two-car garage is a challenge for Jeff Styles. Jeff has spent a great deal of time ensuring that the operation of Data Tech runs smoothly without any bottlenecks. He has been successful, and his two original customers have just signed long-term contracts with him. In addition, he has acquired two additional customers. This means that Data Tech needs to move to a larger facility that could accommodate the larger size of the business. Jeff has narrowed his search to three potential locations. He has identified the factors that are important to him and rated each location considering a number of criteria. Some factors are especially important, such as proximity to the postal service that delivers the daily packages. Another is closeness to the airport, as Jeff frequently travels to customer locations. A factor that is particularly troubling for Jeff is the issue of capacity. Two of the locations he is considering are larger than he currently needs and offer excess growth capacity. The third location would meet current capacity needs but would not offer ample room for expansion. He doesn

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