Q OMGT 3223 One-Page Summary Instructions for Test 3 – Transportation Case In the recorded session, I presented two different solutions to a hazardous waste shipping problem, along with a little bit of background on the problem setting. One solution was simply shipping from the plants to the processing sites. The other was using the plants as transshipment points (shipping from one plant to another plant and then to the processing sites). For both approaches, you have the initial optimal solution and a second solution that costs more but is simpler. You must listen to that recording (there are no lecture notes) and then decide for yourself which one of the solutions you would recommend and why. You must consider more than simply costs – there are advantages and disadvantages to shipping through the plants (fuller truckloads means fewer trucks on the road, but transporting into plants might create a risk. Which is riskier, shipping on interstates at high speeds or shipping through a city?). You must decide which solution carries less risk. Once you have done that, you must write up your recommendation in a one-page summary, single-spaced. The margins of the paper can be no less than one inch all the way around. The typeface may be no less than 10 point, and you must use a normal typeface (Times New Roman, or something like that). Grammar and spelling will be graded. The outline for what you must write follows: Begin by telling me which of the two solutions (plant-to-site or plant-to-plant) you choose, saying simply “I recommend we use ____ shipping.” You should not include the quotation marks and fill in the “_______” with the solution (plant-to-site or plant-to-plant) you recommend. Start a new paragraph and explain why your preferred solution is better. This must include more than simply total costs. Consider and talk about all the factors that would be involved in managing this company while doing this task. In this paragraph, you must provide some data as part of the comparisons. In the final paragraph, summarize what you didn’t like about the solution you did not choose. This is not going into as much detail as simply explaining what it is that made up your mind. Remember that a one-page summary should be written so that whoever reads it could argue your point and sound smart. To write a one-page summary, start by writing a two+ page summary, including everything you want to say. Then go back and start editing and deleting until you get it down to one page. As for grading I will take off points for misspellings, misuse of words and poor grammar (noun/verb agreement, undefined pronouns, and misuse of punctuation, to list only a few possibilities). Think of this as a professional document, one you are handing to your boss. I do not read rough drafts, but I will answer questions if you have them. If there is any part of this that is not clear to you, let me know. Ken MacLeod