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Describe the impact facility decisions have on profitability and value.

Identify common decision criteria for business location decisions.

Explain why geographic information systems (GISs) benefit location decision making.

Use multifactor rating as a decision-making tool.

Compute the breakeven point when comparing alternative locations.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of process-oriented, product-oriented, and cellular layouts.

Use the cut-and-dry method and systematic layout planning for a process-oriented layout.

Determine the theoretical minimum number of work centers and balance a line in a production-oriented layout.







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